Porridge surf break

Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porridge today?

The current surf forecast for Porridge at 12PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
890
777
686
581
745
793
1982
1721
3116
4746
5170
3542
5559
8899
10121
12850
12201
10930
10274
9952
8809
7737
6637
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SSE
5
NE
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
W
45
WSW
40
W
50
W
40
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:02AM1.70m
4:43PM1.67m
4:56AM1.65m
5:40PM1.64m
5:55AM1.64m
6:39PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.62m
10:54PM0.76m
11:23AM0.64m
11:53PM0.75m
12:22PM0.61m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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7:54
7:56
7:56
7:58
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:30
3
7
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
15
12
11
12
10
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
9
10
9
8
7
7
7
8
11
10
10
12
14
11
9
9
4
3
3
4
4
2
1
-1
0
0
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
Energy kJ
711
890
777
686
581
745
793
1982
1721
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
5
0.4
SW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
17
1
WSW
17
Energy kJ
34
93
226
343
453
573
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
83
61
69
155
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.7
SW
7
2.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1051
301
3116
4746
5170
3542
5559
8899
10121
12850
12201
10930
10274
9952
8809
7737
6637
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
4
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
4
0
159
13
159
159
193
194
194
194
232
232
264
233
232
351
502
1041
645
293
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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