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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 10AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | |
2591 | 2084 | 1945 | 1750 | 1011 | 812 | 598 | 976 | 380 | 298 | 730 | 746 | 790 | 862 | 670 | 774 | 688 | 666 | 963 | 2422 | 3908 | 3960 | 5507 | 6510 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.92m | 9:29PM1.93m | 9:47AM1.97m | 10:13PM1.97m | 10:31AM2.01m | 10:51PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47AM0.45m | 3:14PM0.32m | 3:38AM0.37m | 4:01PM0.29m | 4:22AM0.31m | 4:43PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 7 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 |
 kJ | 2591 | 2084 | 1945 | 1750 | 1011 | 812 | 598 | 976 | 212 | 298 | 211 | 314 | 404 | 510 | 670 | 173 | 441 | 277 | 365 | — | — | — | 17 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | — | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 24 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 127 | — | 31 | 12 | 26 | 380 | 142 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 133 | 774 | 688 | 666 | 644 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | SW 26 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 26 | 66 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 123 | 183 | 269 | 317 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 8 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 203 | 272 | 209 | — | — | 223 | 730 | 746 | 790 | 862 | 214 | — | — | 169 | 963 | 2422 | 3908 | 3960 | 5507 | 6510 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 137 | 137 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 137 | 194 | 482 | 504 | 137 |
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