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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 27 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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
566 | 976 | 380 | 298 | 800 | 834 | 878 | 510 | 670 | 774 | 688 | 666 | 753 | 2470 | 5992 | 6438 | 7998 | 9095 | 8359 | 6884 | 5396 | 4301 | 3651 | 2931 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.93m | 9:47AM1.97m | 10:13PM1.97m | 10:31AM2.01m | 10:51PM2.01m | 11:10AM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.37m | 4:01PM0.29m | 4:22AM0.31m | 4:43PM0.27m | 5:02AM0.27m | 5:21PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 566 | 976 | 380 | 298 | 211 | 314 | 404 | 510 | 670 | 173 | 159 | 138 | 419 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 8359 | 6884 | 5396 | 4301 | 3651 | 2931 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 24 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 26 | 66 | 142 | 45 | 55 | — | 55 | 133 | 427 | 688 | 204 | 644 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 26 | SW 26 | WSW 24 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 26 | 58 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 123 | 774 | 196 | 666 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | N 3 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 206 | — | 235 | 243 | 800 | 834 | 878 | 279 | 211 | — | — | 5 | 753 | 2470 | 5992 | 6438 | 7998 | 9095 | 3940 | 3314 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 137 | 137 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 147 | 277 | 482 | 395 | 271 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
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