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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
779 | 690 | 690 | 617 | 626 | 540 | 532 | 590 | 799 | 800 | 791 | 686 | 659 | 659 | 793 | 1899 | 3725 | 4766 | 5124 | 4890 | 6835 | 4818 | 8420 | 10422 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:13AM1.77m | 3:50PM1.73m | 4:02AM1.70m | 4:43PM1.67m | 4:56AM1.65m | 5:40PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.57m | 10:00PM0.72m | 10:26AM0.62m | 10:54PM0.76m | 11:23AM0.64m | 11:53PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 |
— | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 779 | 690 | 690 | 617 | 626 | 540 | 532 | 590 | 799 | 800 | 791 | 686 | 659 | 659 | 793 | 1899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 6 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 4 | SW 18 | SW 19 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 83 | 93 | — | 226 | 339 | 453 | 573 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | NW 10 | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 93 | 4 | — | — | 69 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SW 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3725 | 4766 | 5124 | 4890 | 6835 | 4818 | 8420 | 10422 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 137 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 147 | 232 | 626 | 233 | 233 | 194 | 194 |
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