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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 18 Apr 2025 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 5AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 1370 | 1283 | 955 | 1230 | 1241 | 1397 | 1379 | 1102 | 886 | 862 | 752 | 752 | 626 | 545 | 536 | 465 | 572 | 512 | 423 | 314 | 309 | 336 | 384 | 378 | 464 | 575 | 556 | 583 | 565 | 500 | 475 | 483 | 1126 | 2121 | 6542 | 3375 | 2621 | 2795 | 2535 | 4073 | 3598 | 2881 | 2480 | 2480 | 1969 | 1567 | 1543 | 1329 | 1380 | 1551 | 1811 | 1838 | 1866 | 1672 | 1444 | 1327 | 1127 | 946 | 784 | 689 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:35AM 1.72 | 4:14PM 1.69 | 4:29AM 1.66 | 5:16PM 1.65 | 5:34AM 1.63 | 6:25PM 1.66 | 6:43AM 1.68 | 7:32PM 1.73 | 7:48AM 1.78 | 8:30PM 1.85 | 8:46AM 1.93 | 9:22PM 1.99 | 9:39AM 2.10 | 10:10PM 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:33PM 0.70 | 9:57AM 0.62 | 10:26PM 0.77 | 10:56AM 0.66 | 11:30PM 0.79 | 12:04PM 0.64 | 12:41AM 0.74 | 1:13PM 0.55 | 1:45AM 0.63 | 2:14PM 0.41 | 2:42AM 0.47 | 3:09PM 0.25 | 3:33AM 0.30 | 3:59PM 0.11 | 4:22AM 0.13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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