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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 4AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 793 | 922 | 908 | 757 | 668 | 746 | 864 | 1022 | 3880 | 4844 | 4784 | 4124 | 3470 | 6590 | 6846 | 7421 | 5692 | 8517 | 8073 | 6937 | 5922 | 4961 | 4192 | 3606 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:01PM 1.89 | 10:18AM 1.95 | 10:56PM 1.97 | 11:11AM 2.04 | 11:41PM 2.04 | 11:56AM 2.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:10AM 0.48 | 4:39PM 0.28 | 5:03AM 0.36 | 5:28PM 0.19 | 5:48AM 0.26 | 6:11PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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