Porridge surf break

Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 10 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
14.0° 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 11AM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (10 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (10 May)15ft (4.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
0
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
2.2
WSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12782
11808
9850
8776
7915
7337
6373
5636
4675
4271
3587
3436
3194
2970
3097
3342
3732
4097
4449
4792
4721
4440
3838
4535
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:55AM1.64m
6:39PM1.66m
6:54AM1.68m
7:34PM1.73m
7:50AM1.77m
8:26PM1.83m
Low Tide
12:22PM0.61m
00:52AM0.70m
1:20PM0.54m
1:47AM0.61m
2:13PM0.44m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:58
7:58
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:30
5:30
5:29
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
10
12
11
10
9
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
10
0
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
2
3
2
2
4
6
5
5
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
3.5
WSW
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.9
SW
23
3
SW
14
Energy kJ
16
15
3587
7
11
8
8
2
2
4
17
17
17
17
788
3574
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
24
1.2
SW
22
Energy kJ
3
3
4
2
11
1350
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
2.2
WSW
21
Energy kJ
12782
11808
9850
8776
7915
7337
6373
5636
4675
4271
1777
3436
3194
2970
3097
3342
3732
4097
4449
4792
4721
4440
3838
4535
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
2
2
2
1
9
8
7
4
7
4
6
6
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
9
5
Distance (km)
204
275
482
645
502
502
232
193
137
31
31
31
194
31
31
193
193
233
233
233
232
232
137
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
7
6
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
4
3
3
5
9
8
7
6
7
4
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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