Porridge surf break

Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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) & DateWave HeightWave 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
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131212121216161515141414131313131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)534412322322269261641674656732722788722711700653663683683805892922908669
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
NE
0
E
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
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
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononglasscrosscross-
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----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------11-1--134
Temp. °C131619191614131314141414141413131313121212121212
Feels °C (?)101417171312121213141413131211111112111111111011
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