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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 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 12PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 322 | 316 | 383 | 563 | 617 | 543 | 396 | 338 | 1074 | 1393 | 2437 | 2061 | 1549 | 1121 | 941 | 690 | 816 | 911 | 480 | 1095 | 976 | 1037 | 819 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:46AM 1.64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:46AM 0.77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
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