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Porridge Surf Forecast
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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 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 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 3PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 534 | 412 | 322 | 322 | 269 | 261 | 641 | 674 | 656 | 732 | 722 | 788 | 722 | 711 | 700 | 653 | 663 | 683 | 683 | 805 | 892 | 922 | 908 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:34PM 1.81 | 7:58AM 1.82 | 8:54PM 1.82 | 9:15AM 1.86 | 10:01PM 1.89 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:09PM 0.45 | 1:49AM 0.63 | 2:30PM 0.45 | 3:06AM 0.58 | 3:41PM 0.37 | 4:10AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
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