Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 3PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 315 | 553 | 742 | 675 | 683 | 512 | 1094 | 1235 | 1230 | 1634 | 1634 | 1052 | 1145 | 1145 | 1125 | 1169 | 1750 | 2525 | 6694 | 7396 | 6813 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:34AM2.21m | 11:47PM2.30m | 12:22PM2.26m | 00:35AM2.34m | 1:07PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.16m | 6:08AM-0.08m | 6:28PM0.09m | 6:54AM-0.09m | 7:13PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 217 | 553 | 742 | 675 | 683 | 512 | 1094 | 1235 | 1230 | 1634 | 1634 | 1052 | 1145 | 1145 | 1125 | 1169 | 1750 | 2525 | 6694 | 7396 | 6813 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WSW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | SE 8 | W 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 315 | 151 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 322 | 58 | 77 | 59 | 31 | 27 | 63 | 103 | 125 | 3 | 108 | 1232 | 1811 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — | — | SW 21 | WNW 8 | ESE 9 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | — | — | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 16 | 107 | — | 528 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 148 | — | — | — | — | 4003 | 3963 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 137 | 31 |
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