Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 4PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4322 | 3645 | 3069 | 2781 | 2613 | 2845 | 3042 | 3097 | 3369 | 3465 | 4203 | 4124 | 3978 | 3468 | 3102 | 2820 | 2421 | 1541 | 1129 | 951 | 924 | 924 | 778 | 1070 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45PM2.27m | 2:00AM2.28m | 2:40PM2.20m | 2:55AM2.21m | 3:34PM2.11m | 3:51AM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM-0.06m | 7:53PM0.19m | 8:22AM-0.02m | 8:47PM0.23m | 9:18AM0.05m | 9:42PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 117 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 4124 | 3978 | 3468 | 3102 | 2820 | 2421 | 1541 | 1129 | 564 | 837 | 924 | 739 | 1070 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | W 8 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 157 | 322 | 951 | 188 | 766 | 778 | 778 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 101 | 75 | 251 | 364 | 327 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4322 | 3645 | 3069 | 2781 | 2613 | 2845 | 3042 | 3097 | 3369 | 3465 | 4203 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | 924 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 137 | 137 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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