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Porridge Surf Forecast
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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 9PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 807 | 843 | 798 | 917 | 846 | 655 | 677 | 1012 | 996 | 1342 | 1299 | 1172 | 1090 | 781 | 769 | 669 | 534 | 412 | 347 | 322 | 269 | 261 | 641 | 674 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:05PM 2.00 | 5:26AM 1.93 | 6:14PM 1.88 | 6:37AM 1.84 | 7:34PM 1.81 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:48AM 0.26 | 11:19PM 0.47 | 11:53AM 0.38 | 12:29AM 0.59 | 1:09PM 0.45 | 1:49AM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 |
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