Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 9AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3616 | 3206 | 2962 | 2814 | 3706 | 4741 | 4891 | 3791 | 3593 | 6286 | 6705 | 7717 | 8305 | 6955 | 8834 | 9228 | 9282 | 10230 | 13077 | 15085 | 16288 | 15907 | 14602 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.97m | 4:06PM1.91m | 4:44AM1.88m | 5:09PM1.83m | 5:57AM1.82m | 6:23PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59AM0.45m | 10:27PM0.42m | 11:00AM0.56m | 11:36PM0.48m | 12:15PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3206 | 2962 | 2814 | 3706 | 4741 | 4891 | 3791 | 3593 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 3616 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6286 | 6705 | 7717 | 8305 | 6955 | 8834 | 9228 | 9282 | 10230 | 13077 | 15085 | 16288 | 15907 | 14602 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 137 | 232 | 233 | 233 | 200 | 194 | 278 | 200 | 194 | 193 | 194 | 194 | 196 | 193 |
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