Porridge surf break

Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 22 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 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porridge today?

The current surf forecast for Porridge at 7PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (22 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (22 May)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
2
1
2
3
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
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
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2208
2034
1973
2598
2676
2548
2380
2360
2426
2940
3834
3840
6196
5730
4877
4285
3740
2736
2392
2060
1748
1520
1309
623
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
0
NE
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
N
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:56PM1.97m
5:15AM1.96m
6:01PM1.90m
6:22AM1.90m
7:04PM1.86m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.23m
11:06PM0.44m
11:41AM0.31m
00:12AM0.48m
12:46PM0.36m
1:16AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:11
8:12
8:14
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:16
5:16
Temp °C
7
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
4
6
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
7
6
7
8
7
8
6
5
8
9
7
7
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
0.1
W
24
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
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
1.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2208
2034
1973
2380
11
2940
3834
3840
6196
5730
4877
4285
3740
2736
2392
2060
1748
1520
1309
623
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
22
1.7
WSW
18
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
1.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
91
1795
4
4
3
545
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2
W
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
17
Energy kJ
1009
2598
2676
2548
1278
2360
2426
1336
1992
3440
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
6
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
13
31
31
31
31
13
31
137
160
159
137
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
5
5
4
5
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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