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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 25 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 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 11PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | |
540 | 527 | 1780 | 1839 | 1332 | 957 | 726 | 631 | 1736 | 2027 | 2080 | 2050 | 2157 | 2157 | 2020 | 2130 | 2243 | 2584 | 2887 | 3348 | 3805 | 4439 | 4846 | 5359 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.85m | 8:25AM1.86m | 8:53PM1.86m | 9:17AM1.87m | 9:38PM1.88m | 10:03AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.46m | 2:41PM0.42m | 3:06AM0.43m | 3:29PM0.43m | 3:52AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
 kJ | 540 | 471 | 164 | 138 | 1332 | 957 | 726 | 572 | 1736 | 2027 | 2080 | 2050 | 2157 | 2157 | 2020 | 2130 | 2243 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 46 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 14 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 167 | 29 | 4 | 55 | 268 | 367 | 471 | 631 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | S 14 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 4 | 107 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 292 | 527 | 1780 | 1839 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 988 | 1065 | 2584 | 2887 | 3348 | 3805 | 4439 | 4846 | 5359 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 240 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 137 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 262 |
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