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Purakaunui Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 06 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Purakaunui Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Purakaunui Bay at 1AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Purakaunui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2578 | 2868 | 2168 | 1669 | 1308 | 911 | 736 | 499 | 464 | 1139 | 1494 | 4829 | 6840 | 15863 | 14717 | 13218 | 12172 | 5363 | 5233 | 3809 | 3271 | 3953 | 2903 | 3797 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:00AM 1.95 | 2:27PM 2.01 | 2:46AM 2.06 | 3:12PM 2.06 | 3:34AM 2.12 | 3:59PM 2.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:51PM 0.16 | 8:12AM 0.04 | 8:35PM 0.07 | 8:58AM -0.02 | 9:20PM 0.01 | 9:48AM -0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Catlins
The wind is still cross-off at Purakaunui Bay (moderate winds from the W at Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station 18 km from Purakaunui Bay). 1.9m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 1.3m 9s swell from the E. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
18 km away, 1 h 22 min ago
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