Porpoise Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.66° S 169.05° E

Porpoise Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porpoise Bay sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.4° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 9AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6565
5468
4483
3504
3113
2827
2212
1237
1031
915
667
390
261
290
286
168
136
103
126
144
251
346
317
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
N
0
WNW
5
WNW
0
WSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:42AM2.04m
10:08PM1.99m
10:49AM2.12m
11:11PM2.10m
11:47AM2.22m
Low Tide
3:22AM0.40m
4:01PM0.46m
4:26AM0.30m
5:01PM0.36m
5:24AM0.18m
5:55PM0.25m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
2
3
6
4
5
5
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
5
6
4
3
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