Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 331 | 241 | 238 | 234 | 187 | 184 | 152 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 414 | 270 | 265 | 808 | 951 | 508 | 659 | 933 | 1299 | 2244 | 2546 | 2664 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:44PM1.84m | 2:52AM1.83m | 3:26PM1.79m | 3:35AM1.78m | 4:11PM1.75m | 4:21AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.43m | 8:51PM0.59m | 9:13AM0.47m | 9:34PM0.62m | 9:57AM0.50m | 10:19PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 336 | 331 | 241 | 238 | 234 | 187 | 184 | 152 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 94 | 68 | 87 | 97 | 120 | 75 | 508 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 114 | 88 | 84 | 82 | — | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 12 | NW 9 | W 14 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | W 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 37 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 25 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 414 | 270 | 265 | 808 | 951 | 81 | 659 | 933 | 1299 | 2244 | 2546 | 2664 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 137 | 137 | 159 | 137 | 13 | 137 | 240 | 482 | 559 | 351 | 137 |
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