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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 04 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
13.9° 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 4PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 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 Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | |
705 | 679 | 666 | 541 | 1277 | 1090 | 642 | 632 | 642 | 651 | 733 | 890 | 915 | 915 | 902 | 846 | 869 | 846 | 834 | 822 | 811 | 870 | 845 | 680 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:40PM1.96m | 1:49AM1.93m | 2:20PM1.89m | 2:29AM1.85m | 3:03PM1.81m | 3:13AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM0.34m | 7:48PM0.50m | 8:08AM0.41m | 8:28PM0.58m | 8:49AM0.49m | 9:12PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 705 | 679 | 666 | 541 | 1277 | 1090 | 642 | 632 | 642 | 651 | 733 | 890 | 915 | 915 | 902 | 846 | 869 | 846 | 834 | 822 | 811 | 870 | 845 | 680 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | W 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 166 | 314 | 239 | 233 | 157 | 132 | 113 | 111 | 86 | 100 | 100 | 127 | 112 | 117 | 95 | 104 | 79 | 77 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 9 | 23 | 10 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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