Porpoise Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.66° S 169.05° E

Porpoise Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porpoise Bay sea temperature is
11.3°C
1.7° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 7AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
2
3
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.8
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2215
1179
1079
890
711
595
577
503
444
451
721
881
918
930
2024
1817
1792
1667
1469
1375
1393
1580
1878
2146
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
S
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
N
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:22AM2.03m
9:50PM1.96m
10:33AM2.06m
10:58PM2.03m
11:36AM2.12m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.39m
3:45PM0.47m
4:13AM0.34m
4:49PM0.41m
5:15AM0.26m
5:46PM0.32m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
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7:55
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Temp °C
8
7
7
8
11
11
10
9
10
10
9
9
12
13
13
11
11
10
10
13
17
19
15
14
Feels °C
6
4
4
5
7
8
8
7
8
7
6
7
10
11
10
9
7
5
6
6
11
15
9
10
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