Porridge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.33° S 167.73° E

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Porridge sea temperature is

13.3°C

Porridge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Porridge today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Porridge at 10AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (06 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	2	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	180	215	193	226	230	230	466	222	214	198	164	330	1206	1956	2412	2453	2180	2148	1929	1725	1585	1380	1236	1120	1120	1011
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	NW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	NE	ENE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:45AM2.00m				11:06PM2.04m				11:28AM2.04m				11:49PM2.07m				12:06PM2.06m				00:29AM2.08m
Low Tide		4:34AM0.26m				4:56PM0.28m				5:19AM0.25m				5:39PM0.23m				6:00AM0.26m				6:19PM0.21m				6:39AM0.29m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:50	—	—	—	8:51
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	17	17	16	13	12	12	12	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	11	10	10	10
Feels °C	11	11	14	16	16	15	9	10	9	10	10	9	10	10	9	10	10	11	12	12	11	10	8	7	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 15	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	180	215	193	226	230	230	55	222	214	198	163	330	1206	1956	2412	2453	2180	2148	1929	1725	1585	1380	1236	1120	1120	1011
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 19	WSW 17	WSW 17	SW 19	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	5	10	10	14	28	30	14	86	88	63	164	149	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 21	—	SW 20	SW 16	—	SW 15	—	—	—	SW 13	W 4	WSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	9	—	15	10	—	8	—	—	—	7	9	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	E 3	E 3	—	WSW 11	—	W 11	W 5	W 4	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	15	6	3	—	93	—	466	31	16	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	25	16	14	19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Frentzes Southland	Porridge Southland	Porridge Southland	Porridge Southland	Porridge Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Porridge Southland	Porridge Southland	Porridge Southland	Porridge Southland	Porridge Southland	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Porridge Southland	Porridge Southland	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Porridge Southland	Frentzes Southland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	2
Distance (km)	4	0	0	0	0	13	137	13	13	95	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	4	4	0	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland	Frentzes	Beatons	Beatons	Nicks Point	Nicks Point	Nicks Point		Colac Bay	Colac Bay	Stewart Island - Saber Reef	Nicks Point	Bluecliffs	Nicks Point	Beatons	Beatons	Beatons	Beatons	Colac Bay	Beatons	Beatons	Beatons	Frentzes	Frentzes	Frentzes	Porridge	Bluecliffs
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Matauri Bay Northland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Long Point Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Twilight Beach Northland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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