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Porpoise Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 26 Mar 2025 NZDTForecast update in 1hr 22 min 47 s Forecast update imminent
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
59.9°F
(Which is 6.3°F 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 3PM is: 3ft 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2ft 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 1ft 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in 1 hr 22 min 47 s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
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| Energy (?) | 453 | 313 | 392 | 604 | 1874 | 3469 | 3785 | 3594 | 3116 | 2615 | 2169 | 1860 | 1667 | 1644 | 1491 | 1049 | 732 | 509 | 1607 | 1503 | 1622 | 1430 | 1341 | 1135 | 864 | 694 | 568 | 456 | 400 | 376 | 273 | 869 | 599 | 1011 | 2569 | 3139 | 3294 | 2955 | 2288 | 1920 | 1551 | 1362 | 1189 | 1170 | 1226 | 1426 | 1697 | 1894 | 2139 | 2593 | 2285 | 5460 | 4206 | 4108 | 3345 | 2583 | 2285 | 2102 | 1957 | 1450 |
Wind (mph) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (ft) | 12:35PM 6.59 | 1:06AM 7.05 | 1:23PM 7.12 | 1:52AM 7.45 | 2:10PM 7.61 | 2:38AM 7.78 | 2:57PM 7.97 | 3:24AM 7.94 | 3:46PM 8.17 | 4:12AM 7.94 | 4:36PM 8.14 | 5:01AM 7.74 | 5:30PM 7.94 | 5:54AM 7.42 | 6:27PM 7.58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (ft) | 6:48PM 0.75 | 7:14AM 0.85 | 7:35PM 0.26 | 7:59AM 0.39 | 8:22PM -0.13 | 8:45AM 0.03 | 9:10PM -0.33 | 9:32AM -0.16 | 9:59PM -0.3 | 10:21AM -0.13 | 10:51PM -0.03 | 11:14AM 0.03 | 11:46PM 0.39 | 12:10PM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 01 | Wednesday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 |
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Rain (in) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °F | 57 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 61 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 66 |
| Feels °F (?) | 52 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 48 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 46 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
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