Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 12AM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9183 | 8933 | 8751 | 9292 | 9109 | 9568 | 10358 | 9378 | 8200 | 7323 | 6228 | 5169 | 4298 | 3597 | 3298 | 3113 | 2860 | 2576 | 2323 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:47PM1.77m | 10:21AM1.81m | 10:30PM1.87m | 10:59AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.68m | 4:08AM0.51m | 4:28PM0.58m | 4:48AM0.39m | 5:05PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3597 | 3298 | 3113 | 2860 | 2576 | 2323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | E 3 |
| kJ | 9183 | 8933 | 8751 | 9292 | 9109 | 9568 | 10358 | 9378 | 8200 | 7323 | 6228 | 5169 | 4298 | 1864 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 154 | 194 | 194 | 196 | 194 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
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