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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 04 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1066 | 1132 | 1712 | 2121 | 2082 | 2585 | 3366 | 3452 | 3151 | 2528 | 2098 | 1920 | 1465 | 1116 | 949 | 830 | 680 | 585 | 500 | 483 | 483 | 539 | 627 | 895 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:26PM 2.08 | 2:40AM 2.03 | 3:03PM 2.01 | 3:15AM 1.95 | 3:42PM 1.91 | 3:53AM 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:18AM 0.21 | 8:37PM 0.31 | 8:54AM 0.29 | 9:13PM 0.42 | 9:31AM 0.39 | 9:51PM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
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