Porpoise Bay Surf Break

Porpoise Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.66° S 169.05° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Porpoise Bay sea temperature is
11.1° C

1.4°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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
6
5
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1
SSW
20
2.1
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
3.5
SSW
18
4
SSW
17
4
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
70
103
147
171
226
381
390
522
458
471
441
617
634
761
2938
5562
6657
8857
8655
7305
5570
4451
3524
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
25
WNW
30
W
15
WSW
20
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:50AM1.94m
5:16PM1.98m
5:29AM1.91m
5:56PM1.94m
6:12AM1.89m
Low Tide
10:49PM0.48m
11:06AM0.40m
11:31PM0.50m
11:48AM0.43m
00:14AM0.51m
12:34PM0.45m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:27
8:27
8:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
6
1
2
3
5
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
10
10
11
13
11
10
9
8
7
7
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
Feels °C
9
7
6
6
8
10
6
4
5
2
4
3
1
1
-1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1
SW
14
2.1
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
3.5
SSW
18
4
SSW
17
4
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
32
19
28
29
44
62
83
390
522
245
338
351
617
634
355
2938
5562
6657
8857
8655
7305
5570
4451
3524
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
E
11
0.7
ENE
10
1
SSW
20
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
40
70
103
147
171
226
381
66
49
458
471
441
260
98
761
82
73
71
70
70
70
49
49
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.9
SSW
6
0.1
S
23
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
58
35
56
19
53
51
48
47
44
49
10
71
60
56
51
31
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NW
3
1
W
4
1.4
WSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
Energy kJ
29
5
5
5
5
6
5
35
107
64
60
53
112
163
169
90
63
66
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
5
2
1
9
5
1
1
1
1
6
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
34
34
63
111
64
109
68
301
169
169
301
64
68
68
68
68
301
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
2
4
5
5
7
9
5
9
9
8
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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