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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 30 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
13.2° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | 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) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 6 | SE 8 | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 38 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 37 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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