- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Porridge Surf Forecast
/ Southland (9 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 16 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 5PM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | |
917 | 2460 | 2404 | 2136 | 1923 | 1899 | 1684 | 1328 | 1061 | 904 | 904 | 704 | 569 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 409 | 793 | 783 | 678 | 642 | 822 | 651 | 938 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:16AM2.26m | 11:36PM2.24m | 12:08PM2.32m | 00:25AM2.28m | 1:00PM2.32m | 1:16AM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.12m | 5:53AM-0.01m | 6:20PM0.12m | 6:44AM-0.04m | 7:12PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | | | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 |
 kJ | 700 | 2460 | 2404 | 2136 | 1923 | 1899 | 1684 | 1328 | 1061 | 904 | 904 | 704 | 569 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 289 | 793 | 783 | 678 | 642 | 822 | 651 | 938 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 917 | — | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 44 | 72 | 131 | 344 | 409 | 40 | 54 | 71 | 56 | 35 | 62 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Porridge surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest