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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 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
15.8° 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 2AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4312 | 3716 | 3359 | 2848 | 2457 | 2334 | 2002 | 1748 | 1623 | 933 | 1561 | 1188 | 1044 | 853 | 655 | 278 | 323 | 411 | 450 | 551 | 785 | 884 | 980 | 954 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:21AM 2.09 | 12:36PM 2.15 | 12:58AM 2.12 | 1:14PM 2.16 | 1:32AM 2.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:11PM 0.14 | 6:28AM 0.20 | 6:49PM 0.12 | 7:06AM 0.16 | 7:26PM 0.15 | 7:42AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
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