Porpoise Bay Surf Guide

Porpoise Bay in Catlins is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the north with some shelter here from southwest winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. The beach break provides left and right handers as well as left and right hand reef breaks.. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

Porpoise Bay Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef2fairly consistent
13.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Porpoise Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Porpoise Bay occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

New Zealand Energía de ola prevista en 12 horas

Energía de Olas (poder): 12 horas

Usa la barra de navegación de arriba para ver la temperatura del mar en Porpoise Bay, fotografías Porpoise Bay, previsiones detalladas de olas para Porpoise Bay, vientos y previsión del tiempo, webcams para Porpoise Bay, viento actual desde estaciones meteorológicas en Catlins y predicciones de marea para Porpoise Bay. Las mapas de olas para New Zealand enseñarán un mapa grande de New Zealand y los mares que rodean. Los mapas de olas pueden ser animadas para mostrar diferentes componentes de olas, la altura de ola, la energía de ola, el período, junto con previsiones de viento y del tiempo. Previsiones actuales del tiempo y del estado del mar provienen de boyas marinas de New Zealand, del barcos que transitan en la zona y de estaciones meteorológicas costeras. Cada página de previsiones tiene un Busca-Olas Regional y Global para localizar las mejores condiciones para surfear en el área de Porpoise Bay.


Porpoise Bay Surf:

Saturday, 25 April 2026, 09:05 Local time
sábado 25
9AM12PM3PM6PM
Wave (m)
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1
SSW
1.6
SW
Período (s) 14 14 14 13
Viento (km/h)
30
35
30
35
Estado del Viento cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off



Tide Times:

Para Dinner Plates, a 3 km de Porpoise Bay.

ES A LAS (hora local)

Porpoise Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart


Live Weather:

At InvercargillAeroAws, 63 km from Porpoise Bay.

light winds from the E
5

km/h
clear
Clear skies
Air temperature
9.3 °C

Current weather near Porpoise Bay

Overall Porpoise Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in abril

Surf stats for Porpoise Bay: see the swell variation by month.


Wind stats for Porpoise Bay: see the variation in direction and stength by month.


Car Parks Left, Porpoise Bay photo

Porpoise Bay

Fotógrafo: Deow Owen

Bugga, Porpoise Bay photo

Porpoise Bay

Fotógrafo: Deow Owen

The Bay All Day, Porpoise Bay photo

Porpoise Bay

Fotógrafo: Deow Owen

Porpoise Bay photo

Porpoise Bay

Fotógrafo: Peter Crowley

Bay Freight Train, Porpoise Bay photo

Porpoise Bay

Fotógrafo: Chandini


Porpoise Bay Location Maps

Porpoise Bay Location Map

Contornos: Carreteras y Ríos: Selecciona un spot desde el menú
Surf spots cercanos a Porpoise BayCosta alrededor de  Porpoise BayCarreteras y ríos cerca de Porpoise Bay

Usa este mapa para navegar hacia las playas de surf de Catlins y estaciones de marea cercanas de Porpoise Bay

Spots de Surf más cercanos a Porpoise Bay:

 (Clica la ubicación para más detalles)

Boyas marinas más cercanas a Porpoise Bay:

Estaciones de marea más cercanas a Porpoise Bay:

  • Closest estación de marea
    Waipapa Point
    10 mi
  • Second closest estación de marea
    Bluff Harbour
    34 mi
  • Third closest estación de marea
    New River Entrance
    39 mi
  • Fourth closest estación de marea
    Nugget Point
    39 mi
  • Fifth closest estación de marea
    Oban
    47 mi

Airports

  • The closest passenger airport to Porpoise Bay is Invercargill Airport (IVC) in New Zealand, 63 km (39 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Porpoise Bay is Dunedin Airport (DUD), also in New Zealand, 120 km (75 miles) away.
  • Third is Alexandra Airport (ALR) in New Zealand, 163 km (101 miles) away.
  • Manapouri Airport (TEU) in New Zealand is 166 km (103 miles) away.
  • Queenstown Airport (ZQN), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Porpoise Bay and is 184 km (114 miles) away.
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