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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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 7PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 16 | 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 | |
267 | 258 | 192 | 145 | 106 | 71 | 80 | 79 | 2136 | 581 | 679 | 1000 | 1491 | 1873 | 2147 | 2239 | 2354 | 2177 | 1973 | 2384 | 2634 | 2634 | 2544 | 2707 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:53PM2.17m | 3:08AM2.14m | 3:53PM2.07m | 4:10AM2.05m | 4:56PM1.97m | 5:15AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM0.04m | 9:02PM0.31m | 9:33AM0.13m | 10:02PM0.38m | 10:36AM0.23m | 11:06PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | |  |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | |
 | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 15 | W 15 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — |
 kJ | 267 | 258 | 192 | 145 | 106 | 71 | 365 | 1046 | 2 | — | — | — | 173 | — | 2147 | 2239 | 2354 | 2177 | 1973 | — | — | 2634 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 92 | 83 | 65 | 15 | 90 | 80 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 32 | 92 | 93 | 24 | 15 | 42 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 16 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 2136 | 581 | 679 | 1000 | 1491 | 1873 | 1060 | — | — | — | — | 2384 | 2634 | 1288 | 2544 | 2707 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 137 | 232 | 159 | 137 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 31 |
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