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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 11PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 1871 | 1718 | 1446 | 1220 | 991 | 917 | 802 | 698 | 615 | 604 | 502 | 487 | 452 | 380 | 373 | 388 | 424 | 435 | 953 | 735 | 623 | 326 | 269 | 700 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | off | glass | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:18PM 1.80 | 7:55AM 1.77 | 8:19PM 1.75 | 8:50AM 1.75 | 9:16PM 1.74 | 9:40AM 1.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:40AM 0.48 | 2:10PM 0.56 | 2:37AM 0.53 | 3:06PM 0.56 | 3:30AM 0.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 9:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 10 |
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