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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 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 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 1PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 726 | 734 | 722 | 760 | 708 | 606 | 595 | 646 | 676 | 339 | 379 | 196 | 363 | 826 | 1622 | 2940 | 6507 | 13577 | 10759 | 6970 | 5023 | 4008 | 3310 | 2813 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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