Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 May 2026 NZST
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Porpoise Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porpoise Bay sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
2.2
SW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SSW
15
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
530
538
456
530
450
431
458
590
437
385
569
681
1206
2506
1305
1273
1209
1132
7243
7739
7021
13277
12837
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NNE
10
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
10
E
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
W
40
W
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
45
W
40
W
45
W
50
WSW
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:20PM1.84m
6:39AM1.74m
7:11PM1.80m
7:30AM1.72m
8:04PM1.79m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.61m
00:44AM0.69m
1:03PM0.63m
1:37AM0.69m
1:56PM0.62m
2:29AM0.66m
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
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7:48
7:50
7:50
7:52
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:25
4
1
6
4
4
1
1
2
1
2
3
Temp °C
12
13
15
14
13
12
12
11
12
14
15
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
12
14
11
11
11
11
9
10
12
14
10
10
7
4
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
0.3
ENE
9
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
4
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
515
530
538
456
530
450
431
458
590
437
331
331
681
1206
15
1305
1273
1209
1132
58
66
7021
47
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
17
0.9
SW
13
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
12
1
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
9
10
19
19
12
20
28
27
46
214
385
569
282
25
28
379
268
83
56
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.1
E
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
20
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.2
ENE
11
Energy kJ
9
41
39
2
112
182
110
38
66
72
43
46
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
SW
3
2.2
SW
16
1.7
SW
6
2.2
WSW
6
2.5
WSW
7
3
W
6
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
2.3
W
6
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
4
1
2
5
2506
233
375
593
633
7243
7739
406
13277
12837
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
2
1
9
1
Distance (km)
42
0
0
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
34
95
159
159
160
109
112
115
159
159
125
160
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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