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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 18 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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 6PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | SW 17 | |
409 | 906 | 1025 | 773 | 642 | 642 | 651 | 642 | 788 | 627 | 599 | 599 | 431 | 350 | 356 | 395 | 309 | 313 | 254 | 186 | 137 | 80 | 48 | 148 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:00PM2.32m | 1:16AM2.27m | 1:55PM2.26m | 2:11AM2.22m | 2:53PM2.17m | 3:08AM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM-0.04m | 7:12PM0.16m | 7:38AM-0.02m | 8:06PM0.23m | 8:34AM0.04m | 9:02PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
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Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 350 | 906 | 1025 | 773 | 642 | 642 | 651 | 642 | 788 | 627 | 599 | 599 | 431 | 350 | 356 | 395 | 309 | 313 | 254 | 186 | 137 | 155 | 458 | 2420 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 21 | W 21 | W 21 | SW 20 | NW 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 409 | 28 | — | 28 | 33 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 121 | 144 | 152 | 130 | 119 | 95 | 71 | 48 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | W 21 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 21 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNE 4 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 9 | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 13 | 32 | 91 | 93 | 86 | 80 | 5 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 154 |
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