Porridge surf break

Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 22 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 5PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)18ft (5.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Feb)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (22 Feb)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
4
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
W
1
W
1.7
W
1
W
0.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212111111111111111911101313161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89405860427130472400187715171121984744626430410242682238238467520786917321633263156
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
2.09
4:45AM
2.00
5:15PM
1.98
5:39AM
1.91
6:19PM
1.88
6:45AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:11AM
0.23
10:37PM
0.29
11:01AM
0.32
11:31PM
0.43
12:01PM
0.41
12:36AM
0.56
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:15-------
Sunset---8:51-------8:50-------8:47----
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C13141413121198121921191413131213141413121099
Feels °C (?)467799759151715107881011111011877
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