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Purakaunui Bay surf break

Purakaunui Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Purakaunui Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Purakaunui Bay sea temperature is
14.4° C
 (Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Purakaunui Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Purakaunui Bay at 11AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.1
SW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)12111111111110101013131214141313121212716101015
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4864183893032972632482392394245196561171115298494666614961680595595889804724
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
15
N
10
NNE
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassoffoffoffglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
2.03
6:38PM
1.91
7:08AM
1.92
7:30PM
1.82
8:00AM
1.80
8:25PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
0.19
12:56AM
0.15
1:27PM
0.26
1:49AM
0.25
2:19PM
0.33
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise-5:56-------5:58-------6:00------
Sunset-----9:36-------9:36-------9:35--
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--111------1-351------
Temp. °C141314191716151414141619171618151514151717151312
Feels °C (?)1312131817161614141315181515161413991111989
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