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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 05 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 6085 | 6151 | 5808 | 4892 | 4784 | 5165 | 5044 | 5566 | 6029 | 8342 | 11530 | 12534 | 14755 | 15728 | 13728 | 9903 | 7070 | 5173 | 5831 | 4704 | 2216 | 1680 | 1396 | 1099 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:22PM 1.96 | 10:54AM 2.01 | 11:04PM 2.10 | 11:33AM 2.12 | 11:45PM 2.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:21PM 0.48 | 4:42AM 0.25 | 5:01PM 0.33 | 5:23AM 0.10 | 5:40PM 0.20 | 6:03AM -0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Southland
The wind is still cross-on at Porridge (fresh winds from the WSW at InvercargillAeroAws 46 km from Porridge). A 2.9m groundswell from the WSW
46 km away, 39 min ago
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