Surf Forecast Surf Report
Porridge surf break

Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 24 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in 3hr 55 min 54 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
56.1°F
(Which is 3.8°F warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Porridge today?

The current surf forecast for Porridge at 1AM is: 8ft 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (25 May)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (25 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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

Updates in 3 hr 55 min 54 s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
8
WSW
8
WSW
7
WSW
6.5
WSW
6
WSW
5
WSW
5.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
6.5
W
8
W
11
W
11
WSW
11
WSW
11
WSW
10
WSW
8
WSW
7.5
WSW
7
WSW
5
W
5
W
3
WSW
4
WSW
5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
6.5
WSW
4.5
SW
10
WSW
13
WSW
15
WSW
16
WSW
18
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
18
WSW
16
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Period(s) (?)17161616161515151414141313891212121111101012121514141313131212121212121212121212121212121212121279111314151516161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)364029682384195715271178119385784581185414402359125116503191353126031756128890143265024665310021065102899884167733643549647146351147152051146346358063470076063511825498402997484293371294714981150851311911400100128793
Wind
(mph)
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (ft)
9:39PM
6.89
10:07AM
7.22
10:30PM
7.22
11:01AM
7.48
11:21PM
7.42
11:55AM
7.61
12:12AM
7.48
12:49PM
7.55
1:04AM
7.42
1:43PM
7.35
1:57AM
7.25
2:37PM
7.02
2:51AM
6.96
3:33PM
6.66
3:48AM
6.59
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
3:55AM
0.46
4:23PM
0.43
4:47AM
0.13
5:15PM
0.36
5:40AM
-0.1
6:07PM
0.43
6:32AM
-0.13
6:59PM
0.59
7:25AM
-0.03
7:52PM
0.82
8:19AM
0.23
8:45PM
1.12
9:15AM
0.59
9:41PM
1.38
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise----8:14-------8:15-------8:15-------8:17-------8:18-------8:18-------8:19-------
Sunset------5:16-------5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12-----
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Temp. °F525050525461615755555455545254525046454546525554525050505050525050505050505252505050505048504545454543434343454648505252
Feels °F (?)464343454552525048504848433943434341393939465048464543434343464343454645464848434341393736362525252321192119252732343636
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