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Porridge Surf Forecast
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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 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 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 6PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2647 | 2247 | 1680 | 1247 | 941 | 784 | 726 | 734 | 722 | 773 | 708 | 757 | 595 | 505 | 360 | 347 | 284 | 424 | 580 | 1383 | 2119 | 3123 | 4427 | 6534 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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