Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 12AM is: 5.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 21ft (6.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16256 | 17622 | 16760 | 13584 | 12618 | 11631 | 11105 | 10186 | 9571 | 8933 | 8751 | 8612 | 8929 | 9070 | 8869 | 8424 | 7754 | 6418 | 5334 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:57PM1.68m | 9:37AM1.72m | 9:47PM1.77m | 10:21AM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.77m | 3:21AM0.62m | 3:45PM0.68m | 4:08AM0.51m | 4:28PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -5 | -5 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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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 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 16256 | 17622 | 16760 | 13584 | 12618 | 11631 | 11105 | 10186 | 9571 | 8933 | 8751 | 8612 | 8929 | 9070 | 8869 | 8424 | 7754 | 6418 | 5334 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1048 | 717 | 512 | 348 | 262 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 154 | 154 | 193 | 194 | 196 | 194 | 193 | 193 | 137 | 160 | 193 |
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