Porpoise Bay Surf Break

Porpoise Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.66° S 169.05° E

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Porpoise Bay sea temperature is
12.0° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Porpoise Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porpoise Bay today (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 9PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
6
6
5
5
5
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.2
SSW
17
1.7
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5297
5851
6044
5367
4682
3911
3232
2453
1929
1452
1137
796
721
732
732
867
795
961
1352
1246
1760
683
544
1183
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
40
NW
35
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:19AM2.28m
5:53PM2.28m
6:15AM2.19m
6:50PM2.17m
7:14AM2.10m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.18m
11:38AM0.07m
00:10AM0.23m
12:36PM0.16m
1:07AM0.29m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
2
2
5
4
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
8
7
8
12
15
15
15
15
16
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
Feels °C
5
5
6
7
5
4
4
6
8
8
9
10
8
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
5
4
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
5297
5851
6044
5367
4682
3911
3232
2453
1929
1452
1137
796
721
732
732
867
746
961
493
487
1077
683
544
579
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
S
24
0.3
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
22
0.5
S
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
22
11
90
91
206
298
391
517
572
553
547
795
627
8
17
362
463
451
334
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
21
0.1
E
18
0.2
ENE
5
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
11
Energy kJ
117
6
2
71
28
16
8
10
10
5
10
10
7
6
3
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
1
NW
4
1.3
W
5
1.8
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.3
WSW
5
0.8
WNW
5
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
Energy kJ
11
29
37
35
21
32
72
200
166
91
28
1352
1246
1760
1183
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
4
9
9
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
109
138
63
34
34
0
0
0
0
94
45
45
45
0
45
34
34
34
34
34
55
64
34
34
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Rating
(10 max)
4
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5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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4
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4
4
4
3
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
6
4
9
9
9
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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