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Porridge surf break

Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 16 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
15.2° C
 (Which is 2.3°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: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (16 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
4
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.1
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616161614131313141413131313131313131277812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87487188708166525926382031622887253520991852136210839988487607606304371154550620443361
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
0
N
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
0
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
35
W
35
W
30
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffoffoffcross-
on		crosscross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
1.81
11:10AM
1.88
11:40PM
1.93
11:50AM
2.02
12:17AM
2.05
12:28PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
0.54
5:29PM
0.34
5:47AM
0.40
6:08PM
0.20
6:24AM
0.26
6:46PM
0.08
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----7:43-------7:45-------7:47---
Sunset-------8:09-------8:07-------8:06
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1111------------111--
Temp. °C141414131314151413131211121620171617171414121312
Feels °C (?)8998991089111291014181713121388589
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