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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 7PM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 21s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
380 | 298 | 819 | 944 | 4104 | 510 | 670 | 774 | 688 | 666 | 770 | 1852 | 5143 | 4140 | 5182 | 6396 | 6009 | 5289 | 4642 | 4020 | 3502 | 3115 | 2588 | 2154 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.97m | 10:13PM1.97m | 10:31AM2.01m | 10:51PM2.01m | 11:10AM2.03m | 11:27PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.37m | 4:01PM0.29m | 4:22AM0.31m | 4:43PM0.27m | 5:02AM0.27m | 5:21PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 380 | 298 | 211 | 314 | — | 510 | 670 | 191 | 432 | 182 | 770 | 622 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5289 | 4642 | 4020 | 3502 | 3115 | 2588 | 2154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 24 | WSW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 142 | 45 | — | — | 55 | 133 | 774 | 688 | 258 | 359 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 24 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 123 | 180 | 269 | 666 | 644 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 21 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | N 3 | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 270 | 269 | 819 | 944 | 4104 | 288 | 223 | — | — | 5 | — | 1852 | 5143 | 4140 | 5182 | 6396 | 6009 | 2786 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 13 | 137 | 137 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 147 | 194 | 482 | 395 | 271 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
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