Porridge surf break

Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 24 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
13.6° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porridge today?

The current surf forecast for Porridge at 8AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (24 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (24 May)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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)
4
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
2.2
W
8
2.5
W
12
1.9
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4877
4285
3740
2736
2392
2060
1748
1449
1309
713
1152
558
531
623
1870
741
1375
940
757
631
1977
2110
2337
2337
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
0
SW
5
N
5
NNE
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:22AM1.90m
7:04PM1.86m
7:26AM1.87m
8:02PM1.85m
8:25AM1.86m
8:53PM1.86m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.48m
12:46PM0.36m
1:16AM0.48m
1:46PM0.40m
2:15AM0.46m
2:41PM0.42m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:12
8:14
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:15
5:15
1
6
3
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
13
13
11
12
9
8
9
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
7
6
6
7
9
10
8
6
8
6
5
6
5
6
6
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
4877
4285
3740
2736
2392
2060
1748
1449
1309
713
1152
558
531
409
129
741
1375
940
757
622
1977
2110
2337
2337
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
1.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.1
S
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.1
S
13
1.8
W
8
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
4
4
3
431
3
220
3
29
4
381
268
367
551
631
17
18
45
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.5
SW
17
0.4
WSW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
2
3
138
107
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
7
1.7
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.5
W
12
Energy kJ
186
332
623
1870
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
8
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
24
137
31
0
0
0
0
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
0
4
4
4
4
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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