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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 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 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). 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 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
112 | 127 | 206 | 235 | 224 | 202 | 152 | 185 | 182 | 178 | 133 | 142 | 166 | 166 | 412 | 400 | 336 | 331 | 290 | 238 | 193 | 187 | 184 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:22PM1.94m | 1:31AM1.92m | 2:02PM1.90m | 2:11AM1.88m | 2:44PM1.84m | 2:52AM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.37m | 7:30PM0.52m | 7:50AM0.40m | 8:10PM0.55m | 8:31AM0.43m | 8:51PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 112 | 127 | 206 | 235 | 224 | 202 | 152 | 185 | 182 | 178 | 133 | 142 | 166 | 166 | 412 | 400 | 336 | 331 | 290 | 238 | 193 | 187 | 184 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 86 | 57 | 121 | 137 | 139 | 134 | 150 | 147 | 119 | 116 | 114 | 94 | 49 | 100 | 79 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | SE 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 12 |
| kJ | 72 | 64 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 55 | 103 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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