Porridge surf break

Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 11 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.8° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porridge today?

The current surf forecast for Porridge at 7AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (12 May)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
8
5
4
7
5
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.2
WSW
21
2.2
WSW
20
2.1
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3120
3409
4076
4570
5077
4855
4243
3785
3598
4535
3961
3130
2496
5936
5240
4176
3470
3040
2772
2185
1850
1688
1664
1288
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:34PM1.73m
7:50AM1.77m
8:26PM1.83m
8:43AM1.90m
9:14PM1.94m
9:35AM2.03m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.61m
2:13PM0.44m
2:39AM0.48m
3:04PM0.33m
3:27AM0.34m
3:53PM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
8:00
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:29
5:28
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
7
8
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.4
SW
26
0.7
SW
24
0.9
WSW
23
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
8
8
4
4
171
578
947
3170
3000
2422
2496
5936
5240
4176
3470
3040
2772
2185
1850
1688
1664
1288
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
24
1.3
WSW
21
1.7
WSW
20
2.1
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
Energy kJ
2
2
11
1527
2129
3130
2422
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.2
WSW
21
2.2
WSW
20
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Energy kJ
3120
3409
4076
4570
5077
4855
4243
3785
3598
4535
3961
1090
2786
2465
1919
1493
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
232
193
194
233
233
232
232
232
232
31
31
31
31
137
160
13
13
13
13
0
0
0
24
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
9
9
8
6
8
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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