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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 29 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast 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
14.4° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 2PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1244 | 1920 | 3041 | 4065 | 5414 | 5682 | 4667 | 3555 | 3092 | 2578 | 2132 | 1788 | 1626 | 1499 | 2216 | 1560 | 1336 | 1121 | 1083 | 1008 | 869 | 499 | 634 | 490 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:22AM 1.74 | 7:40PM 1.78 | 8:19AM 1.81 | 8:41PM 1.88 | 9:15AM 1.91 | 9:40PM 2.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:04AM 0.50 | 1:35PM 0.60 | 2:05AM 0.44 | 2:34PM 0.50 | 3:03AM 0.36 | 3:31PM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tue 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
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