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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 05 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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 5AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
915 | 915 | 915 | 857 | 869 | 846 | 822 | 1028 | 1014 | 870 | 690 | 599 | 532 | 617 | 578 | 540 | 532 | 680 | 922 | 905 | 889 | 624 | 659 | 659 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:29AM1.85m | 3:03PM1.81m | 3:13AM1.77m | 3:50PM1.73m | 4:02AM1.70m | 4:43PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.58m | 8:49AM0.49m | 9:12PM0.66m | 9:35AM0.57m | 10:00PM0.72m | 10:26AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 915 | 915 | 915 | 857 | 869 | 846 | 822 | 1028 | 1014 | 870 | 690 | 599 | 532 | 617 | 578 | 540 | 532 | 680 | 922 | 905 | 889 | 624 | 659 | 659 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 4 | SW 18 | SW 19 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 125 | 130 | 117 | 158 | 135 | 200 | 158 | 60 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 83 | 93 | — | 226 | 343 | 453 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | W 6 | S 15 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 24 | 22 | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 69 | 69 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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