Porpoise Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.66° S 169.05° E

Porpoise Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Porpoise Bay sea temperature is
10.7° C
1.1° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porpoise Bay at 1PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (11 Jul)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (11 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
1
E
7
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3908
3614
3378
2999
2900
2550
1972
1693
1428
1297
1087
961
934
845
680
590
509
394
301
178
122
103
223
214
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:04AM2.14m
11:30PM2.09m
12:06PM2.26m
00:29AM2.20m
1:05PM2.37m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.31m
5:21PM0.34m
5:44AM0.20m
6:19PM0.26m
6:41AM0.09m
7:15PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:25
8:25
8:23
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
6
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
6
8
9
8
6
5
5
5
6
9
10
9
8
9
Feels °C
1
1
1
4
6
5
4
4
2
1
2
5
7
5
2
1
0
0
1
5
6
6
4
3
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