Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 2PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2109 | 1894 | 1405 | 1170 | 943 | 822 | 636 | 569 | 491 | 399 | 429 | 487 | 979 | 1100 | 1042 | 1008 | 808 | 850 | 1051 | 1244 | 1641 | 3071 | 4805 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:34AM1.89m | 8:53PM1.95m | 9:37AM1.99m | 9:52PM2.08m | 10:30AM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.40m | 2:46PM0.51m | 3:18AM0.27m | 3:46PM0.38m | 4:14AM0.13m | 4:37PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 23 |
| kJ | 2109 | 1894 | 1405 | 1170 | 943 | 822 | 636 | 569 | 491 | 399 | 429 | 487 | 979 | 1100 | 1042 | 1008 | 808 | 850 | 1051 | 1244 | 1641 | 1067 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | WSW 24 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 46 | 47 | 112 | 110 | 175 | 216 | 261 | 332 | 332 | 338 | 547 | 541 | 388 | 56 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | WSW 15 | — | SW 13 | WSW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 86 | — | 180 | 675 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 535 | 606 | 535 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3071 | 4805 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 145 | 137 |
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