Porpoise Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.66° S 169.05° E

Porpoise Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porpoise Bay sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 1AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
0
2
2
2
6
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6086
5363
4369
3893
3519
3992
3128
3065
2535
3644
3980
4066
3826
3420
2684
2168
1777
1279
1009
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
25
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
30
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:44AM1.96m
1:09PM2.05m
1:21AM2.03m
1:44PM2.11m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.49m
6:47AM0.37m
7:10PM0.41m
7:26AM0.28m
7:47PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:07
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
Feels °C
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
1
3
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