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Porpoise Bay Surf Photo: 'The Bay All Day' by Deow Owen

Weather Forecast for Porpoise Bay

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Porpoise Bay sea temperature is

12.2° C

2.1°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.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	W	SW	ENE
	13 s	cross	4 s	13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	WSW	SW	ENE
	13 s	cross	5 s	13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	WSW	SW	SSW
	12 s	cross	6 s	13 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	SW	SE
	17 s	cross	6 s	17 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW	W	SW	ESE
	16 s	cross- off	6 s	16 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW	WNW	SW	SE
	16 s	cross- off	6 s	16 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	SW	SE
	16 s	cross	7 s	16 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	SW	SE	ESE
	15 s	cross	15 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WNW	SW	ESE
	15 s	cross- off	15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WNW	W	SW	ESE
	14 s	cross- off	6 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	W	SW	ESE
	14 s	cross- off	7 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	W	SW	ESE
	14 s	cross	7 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	W	SW	ESE
	14 s	cross	7 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	W	SW	ESE
	14 s	cross	6 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	W	SW	ESE
	13 s	cross	6 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	W	SW	ENE
	13 s	cross	6 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	SW	SW	ENE
	13 s	cross	13 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Porpoise Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 48 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.2m (4.0 ft). Range 2.52m (8.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Porpoise Bay Surf Photo: 'The Bay All Day' by Deow Owen

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User: Deow Owen (7 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:00 pm 20 Jan 2013

Stone Over
You make a good point Moon Tube. I do like the look of this wave tho! Oreti beach you say. I there. Woohoo
Moon Tube
Danny Deow Danny. Awesome pic. But if we keep putting photos up of Oreti beach (aha) like this it's gonna get super packed every time.