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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 01 Dec 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 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 11AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1059 | 1006 | 900 | 737 | 711 | 550 | 570 | 464 | 360 | 353 | 302 | 246 | 151 | 148 | 172 | 119 | 90 | 90 | 147 | 229 | 147 | 140 | 144 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:15AM 1.91 | 9:40PM 2.00 | 10:09AM 2.03 | 10:37PM 2.12 | 11:01AM 2.14 | 11:33PM 2.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:03AM 0.36 | 3:31PM 0.37 | 4:00AM 0.28 | 4:26PM 0.23 | 4:54AM 0.21 | 5:19PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thu 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:23 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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