Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 1AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8085 | 7228 | 5862 | 4748 | 4212 | 3597 | 3298 | 2890 | 2721 | 2695 | 2576 | 2534 | 2226 | 1922 | 1547 | 1327 | 1200 | 996 | 816 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-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 |
High Tide | 10:30PM1.87m | 10:59AM1.90m | 11:07PM1.96m | 11:35AM1.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.58m | 4:48AM0.39m | 5:05PM0.47m | 5:25AM0.28m | 5:41PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3597 | 3298 | 2890 | 2721 | 2695 | 2576 | 2534 | 2226 | 1922 | 1547 | 1327 | 1200 | 996 | 816 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 8085 | 7228 | 5862 | 4748 | 4212 | 1864 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 39 | 38 | 29 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 160 | 160 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 31 | 293 | 31 | 293 | 483 | 599 | 642 | 2 |
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