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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 19 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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 12AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
599 | 515 | 431 | 356 | 356 | 466 | 267 | 258 | 206 | 145 | 106 | 71 | 80 | 79 | 754 | 859 | 854 | 1201 | 1810 | 2202 | 2514 | 2536 | 2548 | 2249 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 2:11AM2.22m | 2:53PM2.17m | 3:08AM2.14m | 3:53PM2.07m | 4:10AM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06PM0.23m | 8:34AM0.04m | 9:02PM0.31m | 9:33AM0.13m | 10:02PM0.38m | 10:36AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 599 | 515 | 431 | 356 | 356 | 466 | 267 | 258 | 206 | 145 | 106 | 71 | 566 | 1200 | — | — | — | — | 129 | 2202 | 2514 | 2536 | 2548 | 2249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | SW 20 | NW 8 | SW 20 | WNW 9 | WSW 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 27 | 43 | 78 | 82 | 44 | 65 | 15 | 61 | 42 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | — | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 6 | SW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | — | 16 | — | 13 | 32 | 8 | 93 | 24 | 9 | 80 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 7 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 754 | 859 | 854 | 1201 | 1810 | 969 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 193 | 159 | 193 | 193 | 137 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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