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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 11 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
14.6° 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 4AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 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 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3331 | 2889 | 2698 | 2477 | 2258 | 2091 | 2468 | 2975 | 2359 | 2121 | 1965 | 1935 | 1824 | 1805 | 1840 | 1718 | 1446 | 1242 | 1124 | 917 | 787 | 698 | 615 | 564 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:58AM 1.90 | 6:17PM 1.89 | 6:57AM 1.82 | 7:18PM 1.80 | 7:55AM 1.77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:41PM 0.29 | 12:08PM 0.48 | 12:40AM 0.40 | 1:09PM 0.53 | 1:40AM 0.48 | 2:10PM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:35 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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