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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 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
15.2° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 12AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1848 | 2385 | 1934 | 1826 | 1947 | 1839 | 1570 | 2188 | 2188 | 2422 | 3663 | 4373 | 4242 | 3699 | 2990 | 2065 | 1377 | 865 | 739 | 794 | 600 | 396 | 268 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:01AM 2.25 | 12:25PM 2.33 | 12:45AM 2.27 | 1:13PM 2.32 | 1:31AM 2.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:55PM 0.04 | 6:14AM 0.01 | 6:40PM 0.05 | 7:00AM -0.02 | 7:26PM 0.11 | 7:49AM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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