Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 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) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 238 | 216 | 149 | 147 | 114 | 108 | 220 | 425 | 461 | 437 | 508 | 742 | 610 | 668 | 514 | 595 | 586 | 559 | 635 | 1512 | 1400 | 1310 | 1275 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:06AM1.83m | 6:35PM1.82m | 7:21AM1.84m | 7:47PM1.86m | 8:36AM1.91m | 8:57PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.57m | 1:02AM0.48m | 1:40PM0.58m | 2:16AM0.41m | 2:52PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 238 | 216 | 149 | 147 | 114 | 93 | 220 | 425 | 461 | 437 | 508 | 742 | 610 | 668 | 514 | 595 | 586 | 378 | 447 | 1512 | 1400 | 1310 | 1275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | W 6 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 14 | 33 | 31 | 78 | 108 | 91 | 1 | — | 182 | 218 | 180 | 241 | 197 | 352 | 352 | 356 | 559 | 635 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 19 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 10 | SSW 9 | W 6 | W 24 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NNE 5 | N 2 | N 3 | N 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
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