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Porridge Surf Forecast
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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 02 Apr 2026 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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 943 | 853 | 367 | 325 | 277 | 450 | 505 | 580 | 518 | 546 | 918 | 1065 | 1230 | 1491 | 1731 | 1839 | 1274 | 1045 | 1132 | 1766 | 2376 | 3415 | 3663 | 3406 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:14PM 2.16 | 1:32AM 2.12 | 1:50PM 2.14 | 2:06AM 2.09 | 2:26PM 2.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:06AM 0.16 | 7:26PM 0.15 | 7:42AM 0.17 | 8:01PM 0.21 | 8:18AM 0.21 | 8:37PM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sun 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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