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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 5PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1047 | 965 | 1012 | 799 | 690 | 692 | 731 | 1297 | 1216 | 1346 | 1534 | 1469 | 1556 | 1206 | 1077 | 1243 | 1212 | 1023 | 837 | 769 | 408 | 408 | 718 | 660 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | glass | on | glass | off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:31PM 2.29 | 2:52AM 2.21 | 3:17PM 2.24 | 3:37AM 2.15 | 4:08PM 2.13 | 4:27AM 2.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:21AM 0.05 | 8:46PM 0.07 | 9:05AM 0.07 | 9:31PM 0.17 | 9:53AM 0.15 | 10:21PM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
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