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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 5PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 430 | 423 | 246 | 479 | 545 | 638 | 612 | 553 | 447 | 419 | 2346 | 2542 | 2275 | 2314 | 1783 | 1242 | 920 | 676 | 357 | 280 | 241 | 190 | 167 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:13PM 1.69 | 4:28AM 1.65 | 5:13PM 1.61 | 5:31AM 1.59 | 6:23PM 1.58 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:58AM 0.62 | 10:25PM 0.78 | 10:55AM 0.71 | 11:28PM 0.84 | 12:03PM 0.74 | 12:40AM 0.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
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