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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 30 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
14.3° 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 7PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2132 | 1981 | 1626 | 1450 | 1288 | 1338 | 1207 | 1050 | 989 | 853 | 787 | 460 | 453 | 386 | 410 | 353 | 261 | 246 | 180 | 207 | 120 | 157 | 111 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:19AM 1.81 | 8:41PM 1.88 | 9:15AM 1.91 | 9:40PM 2.00 | 10:09AM 2.03 | 10:37PM 2.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:34PM 0.50 | 3:03AM 0.36 | 3:31PM 0.37 | 4:00AM 0.28 | 4:26PM 0.23 | 4:54AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
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