Porridge surf break

Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 30 May 2026 NZST
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Porridge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Porridge sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porridge today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porridge at 12PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (30 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (30 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1077
892
730
635
522
421
330
282
209
184
149
152
154
193
190
230
222
260
247
243
200
177
177
180
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
S
5
S
0
W
5
S
0
E
0
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:24AM1.94m
11:35PM1.95m
12:03PM1.96m
00:13AM1.96m
12:42PM1.96m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.36m
5:33PM0.46m
5:52AM0.35m
6:12PM0.47m
6:31AM0.35m
6:50PM0.49m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:19
8:21
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:12
5:10
2
4
10
5
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
4
6
5
9
10
8
7
7
8
10
10
14
16
15
14
13
13
14
13
13
11
10
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1077
892
730
635
522
421
330
282
209
184
149
152
154
193
190
230
222
260
247
243
200
177
177
180
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
NW
10
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
7
0.6
W
6
0.1
SE
8
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.6
W
8
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
4
12
15
19
21
41
19
26
31
2
27
23
17
17
12
42
12
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
5
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
NE
4
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
4
6
2
13
12
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
5
0.3
SE
2
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
Energy kJ
1
6
12
9
8
2
38
35
1
37
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
13
4
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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