Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 1PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11003 | 8933 | 7564 | 5926 | 5006 | 3879 | 3240 | 2487 | 2109 | 1746 | 1405 | 1226 | 943 | 787 | 636 | 616 | 491 | 414 | 336 | 280 | 286 | 328 | 452 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.82m | 7:42PM1.84m | 8:34AM1.89m | 8:53PM1.95m | 9:37AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.48m | 1:35PM0.61m | 2:12AM0.40m | 2:46PM0.51m | 3:18AM0.27m | 3:46PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 11003 | 8933 | 7564 | 5926 | 5006 | 3879 | 3240 | 2487 | 2109 | 1746 | 1405 | 1226 | 943 | 787 | 636 | 616 | 491 | 414 | 336 | 280 | 286 | 328 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | 46 | 46 | 111 | 110 | 175 | 294 | 259 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 9 | W 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 4823 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 137 | 13 | 31 |
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