Porridge surf break

Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
15.4° 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 4AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 Feb)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (21 Feb)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
6
5
5
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
W
4
W
5
W
6
WSW
5.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131414141414101113131313121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54615053456339373891369734482989542835086124112901012069755028379328282250171713771102861642469
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
NW
15
N
10
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
2.13
3:35PM
2.16
3:59AM
2.08
4:21PM
2.09
4:45AM
2.00
5:15PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
0.09
9:27AM
0.18
9:51PM
0.17
10:11AM
0.23
10:37PM
0.29
11:01AM
0.32
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----7:11-------7:11-------7:13---
Sunset-------8:52-------8:51-------8:50
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------221343-----------
Temp. °C121212912161712121111121214141312119812182016
Feels °C (?)45648131275412366679758151612
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