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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 19 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 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 3PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
788 | 563 | 599 | 515 | 507 | 356 | 356 | 466 | 323 | 258 | 192 | 145 | 106 | 71 | 80 | 123 | 757 | 810 | 866 | 1497 | 1856 | 2261 | 2410 | 2536 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:55PM2.26m | 2:11AM2.22m | 2:53PM2.17m | 3:08AM2.14m | 3:53PM2.07m | 4:10AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38AM-0.02m | 8:06PM0.23m | 8:34AM0.04m | 9:02PM0.31m | 9:33AM0.13m | 10:02PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 788 | 563 | 599 | 515 | 507 | 356 | 356 | 466 | 323 | 258 | 192 | 145 | 106 | 71 | 456 | 1092 | — | — | — | — | — | 2261 | 2410 | 2536 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | WNW 7 | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 26 | 43 | 78 | 82 | 92 | 64 | 15 | 61 | 42 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 21 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | 15 | 16 | — | 13 | 32 | 92 | 93 | 23 | 9 | 80 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 757 | 810 | 866 | 1497 | 1856 | 1008 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 159 | 159 | 193 | 159 | 137 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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