Porpoise Bay surf break

Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Porpoise Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Porpoise Bay over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 02) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Porpoise Bay in the next 12 days are 3.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 03) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 04) at 12AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 6AM (Wed 2nd Jul)8ft (2.5m) 13s
Best Surf 6PM (Wed 2nd Jul)8ft (2.5m) 15s
Most Powerful 3AM (Thu 3rd Jul)10ft (3.0m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Porpoise Bay over the next 12 days.

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Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sun
13
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SSW
1.9
E
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.9
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)13131416161514141414141414141313131314141313121218917161616101010101716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)25152178275938373860313016041275119414111441123611366295597125605681336133710425602742324681450938109111051348121312441040110714261519
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
E
25
ENE
35
E
15
E
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
WNW
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassonononcross-
off
crosscrossglassoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
1.90
7:57PM
1.88
8:23AM
1.83
8:50PM
1.82
9:18AM
1.79
9:44PM
1.78
10:14AM
1.79
10:36PM
1.78
11:07AM
1.83
11:26PM
1.81
11:55AM
1.89
12:13AM
1.86
12:40PM
1.95
12:56AM
1.91
1:23PM
2.02
1:37AM
1.97
2:04PM
2.08
2:17AM
2.01
2:44PM
2.12
2:57AM
2.05
3:24PM
2.14
3:37AM
2.07
4:04PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:23AM
0.47
1:46PM
0.47
2:14AM
0.52
2:38PM
0.54
3:05AM
0.56
3:30PM
0.59
3:55AM
0.58
4:21PM
0.62
4:43AM
0.58
5:10PM
0.61
5:30AM
0.55
5:58PM
0.59
6:16AM
0.51
6:43PM
0.55
7:00AM
0.45
7:27PM
0.50
7:42AM
0.39
8:09PM
0.45
8:25AM
0.33
8:51PM
0.40
9:07AM
0.28
9:33PM
0.37
9:50AM
0.25
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sun
13
Sunrise-8:29--8:27--8:27--8:27--8:26--8:26--8:26--8:26--8:26--8:25--8:25--8:23-
Sunset--5:06--5:07--5:07--5:07--5:08--5:08--5:09--5:10--5:12--5:13--5:13--5:14
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Rain (mm)
------7----1------------------------
Temp. °C101010910109910999899989878678912121010109911111112
Feels °C (?)46655425986546676652201249107876689109

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu afternoon).

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Porpoise Bay Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Porpoise Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Porpoise Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Porpoise Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Porpoise Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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