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Porridge surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Porridge today?
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 12AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 7216 | 6664 | 5536 | 4890 | 4757 | 4195 | 3514 | 3112 | 2586 | 2339 | 1846 | 1450 | 1247 | 1066 | 976 | 1230 | 2033 | 2070 | 2017 | 1609 | 1446 | 1224 | 1045 | 934 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:54PM 1.80 | 11:08AM 1.84 | 11:37PM 1.86 | 11:48AM 1.88 | 12:18AM 1.91 | 12:27PM 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:04AM 0.56 | 5:26PM 0.46 | 5:46AM 0.54 | 6:06PM 0.42 | 6:26AM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 9:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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