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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 01 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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 9PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
2587 | 3037 | 3879 | 4100 | 3601 | 3418 | 3035 | 2791 | 2321 | 2168 | 1821 | 1511 | 1359 | 1275 | 1236 | 1085 | 1068 | 1108 | 969 | 887 | 887 | 872 | 828 | 741 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 00:01AM2.03m | 12:24PM2.04m | 00:36AM2.02m | 1:01PM2.01m | 1:12AM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.31m | 6:15AM0.26m | 6:34PM0.35m | 6:51AM0.29m | 7:10PM0.42m | 7:29AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 2587 | 3037 | 3879 | 4100 | 3601 | 3418 | 3035 | 2791 | 2321 | 2168 | 1821 | 1511 | 1359 | 1275 | 1236 | 1085 | 1068 | — | 969 | 887 | 887 | 872 | 828 | 741 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1108 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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