Porpoise Bay Surf Break

Porpoise Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.66° S 169.05° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Porpoise Bay sea temperature is
11.3° C

1.6°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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 8AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)11ft (3.5m)17s
Afternoon (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6506
6015
5829
4760
3936
3294
2850
2238
1900
1700
1676
1495
1204
1061
946
946
983
1811
2551
2343
2285
2518
3009
2991
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:12AM1.89m
6:40PM1.91m
6:59AM1.88m
7:28PM1.90m
7:53AM1.90m
8:23PM1.90m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.51m
12:34PM0.45m
1:01AM0.52m
1:24PM0.47m
1:52AM0.51m
2:20PM0.47m
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:26
8:26
8:26
8:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
6
6
5
6
7
7
6
6
7
Feels °C
-1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
6506
6015
5829
4760
3936
3294
2850
2238
1900
1700
1676
1495
1204
1061
946
946
841
1811
2551
2343
2285
2518
3009
2991
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SW
12
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
E
13
1
E
12
0.7
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
21
Energy kJ
150
17
86
38
61
33
37
302
247
220
167
132
44
87
298
637
983
486
24
25
79
271
471
793
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.7
SE
7
0.1
S
24
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
E
12
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSW
24
0.3
S
24
0.5
E
12
0.8
E
11
Energy kJ
135
32
20
19
44
11
45
15
32
19
16
20
72
16
55
98
71
163
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
10
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
1529
1363
981
830
623
507
381
125
124
117
95
66
68
29
34
170
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
1
1
3
5
Distance (km)
111
68
68
68
68
159
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
107
107
42
42
68
111
111
68
68
63
107
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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