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Porpoise Bay surf Forecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 May 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 11.8°C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 10.6 °C max: 12.2 °C min: 9.0 °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 11.8°C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 10.6 °C max: 12.2 °C min: 9.0 °C)
How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 1PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porpoise Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 7446 | 6486 | 5461 | 4758 | 3702 | 2991 | 2598 | 2234 | 1941 | 1422 | 1306 | 1170 | 1152 | 996 | 861 | 811 | 943 | 1485 | 2091 | 2553 | 2368 | 1929 | 1561 | 1408 | 1198 | 895 | 713 | 232 | 232 | 164 | 690 | 1474 | 657 | 1021 | 723 | 511 | 442 | 338 | 309 | 376 | 1677 | 2305 | 2692 | 2948 | 3406 | 5192 | 7093 | 7179 | 6028 | 4643 | 3647 | 2650 | 4994 | 4390 | 8991 | 11166 | 7817 | 5257 | 4347 | 3305 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:52PM 2.22 | 5:12AM 2.08 | 5:47PM 2.11 | 6:07AM 1.98 | 6:44PM 2.00 | 7:06AM 1.89 | 7:43PM 1.92 | 8:06AM 1.83 | 8:41PM 1.87 | 9:04AM 1.80 | 9:36PM 1.85 | 9:57AM 1.81 | 10:25PM 1.85 | 10:45AM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:33AM 0.21 | 11:07PM 0.38 | 11:29AM 0.32 | 12:04AM 0.48 | 12:27PM 0.42 | 1:02AM 0.55 | 1:26PM 0.49 | 2:00AM 0.59 | 2:23PM 0.53 | 2:54AM 0.59 | 3:16PM 0.54 | 3:44AM 0.57 | 4:04PM 0.52 | 4:30AM 0.54 | 4:49PM 0.49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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