Surf Forecast Surf Report
Porridge surf break

Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 18 Apr 2025 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Porridge today?

The current surf forecast for Porridge at 5AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (19 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (19 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.3
WSW
3
SW
2.4
WSW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
WSW
3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2
WSW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141516161514141414141313131313131212121212121211111212111114141818171616161615141414131313131313131314131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)13701283955123012411397137911028868627527526265455364655725124233143093363843784645755565835655004754831126212165423375262127952535407335982881248024801969156715431329138015511811183818661672144413271127946784689
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
0
SE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
0
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
45
SW
35
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassonglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35AM
1.72
4:14PM
1.69
4:29AM
1.66
5:16PM
1.65
5:34AM
1.63
6:25PM
1.66
6:43AM
1.68
7:32PM
1.73
7:48AM
1.78
8:30PM
1.85
8:46AM
1.93
9:22PM
1.99
9:39AM
2.10
10:10PM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
0.70
9:57AM
0.62
10:26PM
0.77
10:56AM
0.66
11:30PM
0.79
12:04PM
0.64
12:41AM
0.74
1:13PM
0.55
1:45AM
0.63
2:14PM
0.41
2:42AM
0.47
3:09PM
0.25
3:33AM
0.30
3:59PM
0.11
4:22AM
0.13
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise----7:30-------7:31-------7:33-------7:33-------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-------
Sunset-------6:05-------6:02-------6:00-------6:00------5:58-------5:55-------5:54-----
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Rain (mm)
---------1531--------------------1--------------------------
Temp. °C1413131414171615141414141314141312121212121213121110101010121210111110101010109876557887666712161413131212
Feels °C (?)1312121314171515141514121112121111111098998777781110661255555533225564333491311101099
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