Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 6AM is: 7.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 23ft (7.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17722 | 16989 | 17047 | 19105 | 19294 | 17843 | 15738 | 12968 | 11441 | 9592 | 8063 | 7082 | 6552 | 5688 | 5347 | 5868 | 4731 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30AM2.14m | 1:53PM2.09m | 2:10AM2.12m | 2:32PM2.05m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25PM0.21m | 7:46AM0.15m | 8:02PM0.23m | 8:25AM0.22m | 8:44PM0.27m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | -3 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 10 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 622 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 17722 | 16989 | 17047 | 19105 | 19294 | 17843 | 15738 | 12968 | 11441 | 9592 | 8063 | 7082 | 6552 | 5688 | 5347 | 5868 | 4731 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 204 | 347 | 347 | 347 | 502 | 586 | 1154 | 586 | 275 | 347 | 293 | 293 | 270 | 262 | 262 | 233 |
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