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Purakaunui Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 03 May 2025 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.4°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 1AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Purakaunui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 5212 | 4591 | 4163 | 3762 | 3364 | 3037 | 2678 | 2231 | 1086 | 905 | 905 | 609 | 689 | 946 | 1279 | 1693 | 2119 | 2178 | 1956 | 1443 | 1052 | 769 | 1106 | 2846 | 3263 | 3252 | 4420 | 4863 | 4412 | 3499 | 2268 | 2066 | 1784 | 1616 | 1336 | 1374 | 1432 | 1413 | 1784 | 3460 | 4106 | 3729 | 2902 | 2383 | 1902 | 3088 | 3088 | 3134 | 2770 | 2702 | 2538 | 2925 | 3420 | 4351 | 4430 | 4572 | 4899 | 5961 | 6237 | 3644 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:41PM 1.87 | 8:08AM 1.74 | 8:47PM 1.81 | 9:14AM 1.71 | 9:49PM 1.77 | 10:14AM 1.70 | 10:43PM 1.75 | 11:06AM 1.70 | 11:31PM 1.74 | 11:52AM 1.72 | 12:13AM 1.74 | 12:33PM 1.74 | 12:51AM 1.74 | 1:11PM 1.77 | 1:28AM 1.75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:04AM 0.37 | 2:27PM 0.31 | 3:04AM 0.39 | 3:27PM 0.34 | 4:00AM 0.39 | 4:21PM 0.35 | 4:50AM 0.38 | 5:09PM 0.35 | 5:34AM 0.36 | 5:53PM 0.35 | 6:14AM 0.35 | 6:33PM 0.35 | 6:52AM 0.34 | 7:12PM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Friday 09 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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