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Porridge ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 4.2
Difficulty level: 3.5
Wind and kite surfing: 2.3
Crowds: 4.2

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Porridge Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New-Zealand – Invercargill)

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Name: Porridge
Type: reef and point
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: S Offshore Wind: NNE

Porridge in Invercargill is an exposed reef and point break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the north northeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the optimum swell angle is from the south.Surfers ride left hand point. Best around high tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

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Overall Porridge Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Porridge:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Beatons 1 mi
Second closest break Frentzes 2 mi
Third closest break Colac Bay 8 mi
Fourth closest break Nicks Point 9 mi
Fifth closest break Bluecliffs 19 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Porridge:

Closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4878 mi
Second closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4927 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 5165 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 5226 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 5390 mi

Tide stations nearest to Porridge:

Closest tide station Colac Bay, New Zealand 9 mi
Second closest tide station Colac Bay, New Zealand(2) 9 mi
Third closest tide station New River Entrance, New Zealand 29 mi
Fourth closest tide station New River Entrance, New Zealand(2) 29 mi
Fifth closest tide station Bluff, New Zealand 35 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Porridge:

Closest ski area Remarkables (New Zealand) 103 mi
Second closest ski area Coronet Peak (New Zealand) 109 mi
Third closest ski area Cardrona (New Zealand) 117 mi
Fourth closest ski area Snow Park/Snow Farm (New Zealand) 120 mi
Fifth closest ski area Treble Cone (New Zealand) 132 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Porridge:

Closest city location Riverton (New Zealand) 14 mi
Second closest city location Tuatapere (New Zealand) 14 mi
Third closest city location Okaka Hut (New Zealand) 24 mi
Fourth closest city location Invercargill (New Zealand) 30 mi
Fifth closest city location Winton (New Zealand) 32 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Porridge is Invercargill Airport (IVC) in New Zealand, 46 km (29 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Porridge is Manapouri Airport (TEU), also in New Zealand, 89 km (55 miles) away.
  • Third is Queenstown Airport (ZQN) in New Zealand, 166 km (103 miles) away.
  • Alexandra Airport (ALR) in New Zealand is 179 km (111 miles) away.
  • Dunedin Airport (DUD), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Porridge and is 196 km (122 miles) away.
Porridge break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Porridge, New-Zealand - Invercargill. Use the tab navigation above to view Porridge sea temperature, Porridge photographs, Porridge detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Porridge webcams, current wind from New-Zealand - Invercargill live weather stations and Porridge tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Porridge.