Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 4PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1230 | 1324 | 1324 | 1310 | 1358 | 1505 | 1125 | 1169 | 1598 | 2344 | 6160 | 7354 | 6871 | 5967 | 6608 | 7411 | 7505 | 7317 | 6807 | 6093 | 5647 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:22PM2.26m | 00:35AM2.34m | 1:07PM2.26m | 1:21AM2.32m | 1:50PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM-0.08m | 6:28PM0.09m | 6:54AM-0.09m | 7:13PM0.07m | 7:39AM-0.05m | 7:58PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | | | | | |
 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1230 | 1324 | 1324 | 1310 | 1358 | 1505 | 1125 | 1169 | 1598 | 2344 | 6160 | 7354 | 6871 | 5967 | 6608 | 7411 | 7505 | 7317 | 6807 | 6093 | 5647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 82 | 125 | 114 | 1246 | 1774 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | NW 10 | WSW 18 | W 18 | — | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 4 | 106 | 171 | — | 528 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3985 | 4065 | — | 3604 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 193 | 232 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 4 |
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