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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
180 | 180 | 177 | 140 | 112 | 127 | 206 | 235 | 224 | 202 | 152 | 231 | 119 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 112 | 137 | 412 | 400 | 336 | 295 | 241 | 238 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 00:51AM1.95m | 1:22PM1.94m | 1:31AM1.92m | 2:02PM1.90m | 2:11AM1.88m | 2:44PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.49m | 7:10AM0.37m | 7:30PM0.52m | 7:50AM0.40m | 8:10PM0.55m | 8:31AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 11 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 180 | 180 | 177 | 140 | 112 | 127 | 206 | 235 | 224 | 202 | 152 | 231 | 119 | 181 | 131 | 140 | 89 | 137 | 412 | 400 | 336 | 295 | 241 | 238 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 5 | SW 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 61 | 57 | 121 | 137 | 139 | 134 | 36 | 147 | 110 | 116 | 140 | 90 | 112 | 100 | 79 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 11 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 25 | 25 | 44 | 72 | 64 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 123 | 65 | 36 | 64 | 57 | 55 | 103 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 42 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 29 | 59 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 13 | 137 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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