Porridge surf break

Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 08 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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.6°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: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (08 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (08 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414151515141414141414141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)382633713155360139323983392935993380307530752873283426432426210918671603144712241077908799689
Wind
(km/h)
0
E
10
NE
10
NE
0
W
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
glassonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51AM
1.97
4:12PM
1.92
4:28AM
1.85
4:55PM
1.79
5:11AM
1.74
5:45PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
0.33
10:04AM
0.38
10:24PM
0.49
10:45AM
0.51
11:06PM
0.64
11:32AM
0.64
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise----7:33-------7:33-------7:35---
Sunset-------8:25-------8:23-------8:22
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---76331---11-----------
Temp. °C1414141414121111111110101112121198657111313
Feels °C (?)1514131510776775566775421381010
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