Porridge surf break

Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Porridge today?

The current surf forecast for Porridge at 10PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3406
2844
2549
2345
2117
2240
2275
2381
2549
3037
3826
4149
3651
3418
3248
2993
2499
2168
1821
1511
1465
1401
1314
1261
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
0
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-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
High Tide
11:27PM2.03m
11:48AM2.05m
00:01AM2.03m
12:24PM2.04m
00:36AM2.02m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.28m
5:39AM0.25m
5:58PM0.31m
6:15AM0.26m
6:34PM0.35m
6:51AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:46
7:47
7:48
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5:46
5:45
5:44
5:42
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
14
17
17
15
13
13
12
12
14
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
9
10
11
8
7
8
7
8
11
15
15
13
11
11
10
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
3406
2844
2549
2345
2117
2240
2275
2381
2549
3037
3826
4149
3651
3418
3248
2993
2499
2168
1821
1511
1465
1401
1314
1261
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
6
6
339
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
Energy kJ
1298
1172
747
736
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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