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Porpoise Bay surf Forecast / Catlins / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 29 Mar 2024 NZDT
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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 13.8°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 11.9 °C max: 13.2 °C min: 10.0 °C)
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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 13.8°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 11.9 °C max: 13.2 °C min: 10.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 6PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s 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 (29 Mar)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
S
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
2.3
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313111312121212131313141414151515151515151414141313121212131313121212111111141313131414141414141615151515151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)15151167107787870087415001065798837981121614531906211823812634263426342634238719801670133210489027845824965215815634863923673092552092091212572903525307741028895895111117432007232431992705238721773303177220822379
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
S
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
E
10
ENE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53PM
1.95
6:12AM
1.86
6:37PM
1.89
6:57AM
1.80
7:28PM
1.85
7:51AM
1.75
8:29PM
1.84
8:55AM
1.75
9:37PM
1.87
10:04AM
1.81
10:45PM
1.96
11:09AM
1.93
11:46PM
2.08
12:07PM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
0.50
12:10AM
0.56
12:28PM
0.57
12:59AM
0.64
1:19PM
0.63
1:57AM
0.69
2:20PM
0.64
3:02AM
0.68
3:25PM
0.59
4:06AM
0.62
4:29PM
0.48
5:06AM
0.50
5:28PM
0.32
6:00AM
0.35
6:22PM
0.16
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise--------7:58-------8:00-------8:02-------8:03-------8:03-------8:06-------8:07---
Sunset---7:37-------7:36-------7:34-------7:31-------7:30-------7:28-------7:25-------7:23
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10111011111211101111131110109910111111111110101112131312111112131618171613131213171817181099101112111011111112121212
Feels °C (?)45577976881198108899991010989910109891011141514131111101215161413533556657667677

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