Porridge Surf Break

Porridge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.33° S 167.73° E

Issued: 11 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Porridge sea temperature is
12.6° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Porridge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porridge today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porridge at 3PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jun)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (18 Jun)11ft (3.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3675
3793
4095
4124
3978
3638
3102
2655
2265
1565
1129
951
936
1013
1109
2386
1812
1570
1474
1401
1345
1197
1039
883
Wind (km/h)
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
5
W
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
N
20
NW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:40PM2.20m
2:55AM2.21m
3:34PM2.11m
3:51AM2.12m
4:30PM2.01m
4:48AM2.01m
Low Tide
8:22AM-0.02m
8:47PM0.23m
9:18AM0.05m
9:42PM0.28m
10:13AM0.16m
10:39PM0.35m
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:32
8:32
8:32
8:32
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
2
1
4
4
12
6
1
5
5
3
1
Temp °C
10
11
10
10
10
9
7
7
8
12
14
13
14
13
14
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
2
5
5
6
8
7
4
3
3
7
9
9
11
11
11
5
7
9
9
7
6
5
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.2
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
10
0.7
SW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
Energy kJ
4
4095
4124
3978
3638
3102
2655
2265
1565
1129
866
866
1013
1109
319
395
390
395
371
264
1039
769
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
22
1.1
W
8
1.5
W
9
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
0.5
W
10
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
22
21
22
22
19
167
363
951
936
712
712
49
322
349
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
S
10
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.6
WSW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
9
Energy kJ
11
11
2
45
45
101
188
251
364
31
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
1.2
W
9
3.5
W
10
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
Energy kJ
3675
3793
2352
1933
3
5
230
2386
1812
1570
1474
1401
1345
1197
938
883
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
4
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
4
3
Distance (km)
193
31
31
137
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
13
0
0
13
137
137
137
137
137
40
40
137
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
4
9
9
9
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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