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Porridge Surf Forecast
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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 3PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 7847 | 7381 | 5986 | 5090 | 4074 | 3278 | 2773 | 2415 | 2103 | 1901 | 1950 | 1966 | 1702 | 1807 | 2071 | 1868 | 1530 | 2166 | 2651 | 3113 | 3563 | 4563 | 4302 | 3699 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
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Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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