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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 20 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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 2AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | |
106 | 80 | 80 | 1368 | 681 | 696 | 688 | 976 | 1594 | 1910 | 2053 | 2135 | 2208 | 2034 | 1973 | 2430 | 2329 | 2329 | 2380 | 2534 | 2346 | 2849 | 3584 | 3602 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:08AM2.14m | 3:53PM2.07m | 4:10AM2.05m | 4:56PM1.97m | 5:15AM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM0.31m | 9:33AM0.13m | 10:02PM0.38m | 10:36AM0.23m | 11:06PM0.44m | 11:41AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — |
— | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 106 | 127 | 558 | 1368 | — | — | — | — | 173 | 1910 | 2053 | 2135 | 2208 | 2034 | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 91 | 3584 | 3413 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 15 | 73 | 80 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 609 | 2309 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 80 | 25 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 14 | — | 681 | 696 | 688 | 976 | 1594 | 862 | — | — | — | — | 1009 | 2430 | 2329 | 2329 | 2380 | 2534 | 2346 | 2849 | 1937 | 3602 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 106 | 31 | 4 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 137 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 137 | 160 | 137 |
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