Porpoise Bay Surf Break

Porpoise Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.66° S 169.05° E

Issued: 5 am 07 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 10AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (07 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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)
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
0
0
3
2
3
4
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.6
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1900
1700
1676
1495
1204
1061
946
946
983
1549
2582
2058
2164
5363
4096
3164
2709
6474
6139
5163
4731
4327
3676
2895
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
SE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
N
5
WNW
0
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:59AM1.88m
7:28PM1.90m
7:53AM1.90m
8:23PM1.90m
8:53AM1.95m
9:24PM1.93m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.52m
1:24PM0.47m
1:52AM0.51m
2:20PM0.47m
2:48AM0.47m
3:20PM0.45m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
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>
8:26
8:26
8:26
8:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
5
6
7
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
6
7
6
5
5
Feels °C
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
2
1
2
2
-1
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
5
3
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.6
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1900
1700
1676
1495
1204
1061
946
946
841
1549
2582
2058
2164
5363
4096
3164
2709
6474
6139
5163
4731
4327
3676
2895
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
1.4
ESE
8
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.2
SSW
21
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SW
13
0.6
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
21
1.6
SSW
19
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
10
Energy kJ
13
214
56
66
44
131
124
637
983
585
103
46
72
101
471
793
1845
151
149
143
174
177
223
214
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
20
0.8
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
S
24
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
Energy kJ
11
45
87
298
70
49
47
23
24
25
98
137
123
121
198
302
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
S
4
2.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
Energy kJ
232
158
125
125
33
806
1325
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
42
42
42
42
42
111
42
109
109
68
159
159
111
111
64
107
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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