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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 11PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 6846 | 6789 | 6000 | 8630 | 8486 | 7816 | 6611 | 5276 | 4312 | 3716 | 3172 | 2718 | 2457 | 2122 | 2002 | 1614 | 1838 | 2057 | 1699 | 1306 | 1152 | 949 | 737 | 414 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:41PM 2.04 | 11:56AM 2.11 | 12:21AM 2.09 | 12:36PM 2.15 | 12:58AM 2.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:28PM 0.19 | 5:48AM 0.26 | 6:11PM 0.14 | 6:28AM 0.20 | 6:49PM 0.12 | 7:06AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 |
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