Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2211 | 1949 | 1891 | 2081 | 2098 | 1969 | 2013 | 2262 | 2165 | 2151 | 4108 | 4004 | 3574 | 3526 | 3157 | 2878 | 2553 | 2222 | 2031 | 1772 | 1721 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:14PM2.03m | 3:35AM1.99m | 3:57PM1.91m | 4:23AM1.84m | 4:44PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.21m | 9:26PM0.30m | 9:49AM0.38m | 10:13PM0.44m | 10:37AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2211 | 1949 | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | 83 | 566 | 4108 | 4004 | 3574 | 3526 | 3157 | 2878 | 2553 | 2222 | 2031 | 1772 | 1721 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1139 | 989 | 1891 | 2081 | 2098 | 1969 | 2013 | 2262 | 2165 | 2151 | 1849 | 1982 | 1907 | — | 1567 | 1525 | 1358 | 1143 | 1002 | 988 | 826 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 31 | 137 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 232 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 560 | 160 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 137 | 159 | 159 |
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