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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 26 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 9AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
1269 | 910 | 726 | 631 | 1736 | 1864 | 2080 | 2050 | 2188 | 2157 | 2020 | 1858 | 2098 | 2359 | 2848 | 3309 | 3778 | 4163 | 4413 | 4955 | 5187 | 4494 | 3859 | 3336 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 8:25AM1.86m | 8:53PM1.86m | 9:17AM1.87m | 9:38PM1.88m | 10:03AM1.89m | 10:19PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.46m | 2:41PM0.42m | 3:06AM0.43m | 3:29PM0.43m | 3:52AM0.40m | 4:13PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 |
2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | WSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 1269 | 910 | 726 | 533 | 1736 | 1864 | 2080 | 2050 | 2188 | 2157 | 2020 | 1858 | 2098 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 4413 | 20 | 20 | 4494 | 3859 | 3336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 268 | 367 | 471 | 631 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 107 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1080 | 2359 | 2848 | 3309 | 3778 | 4163 | 2361 | 4955 | 5187 | 1993 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 240 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 137 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 137 | 160 | 137 | 13 | 13 |
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