Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 11AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3360 | 6101 | 7778 | 8741 | 6883 | 8608 | 9560 | 10619 | 11359 | 11228 | 13562 | 16020 | 18467 | 19775 | 16122 | 12528 | 10411 | 8903 | 7211 | 5926 | 5006 | 3932 | 3033 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:44AM1.88m | 5:09PM1.83m | 5:57AM1.82m | 6:23PM1.80m | 7:18AM1.82m | 7:42PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM0.56m | 11:36PM0.48m | 12:15PM0.63m | 00:55AM0.48m | 1:35PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 3360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10411 | 8903 | 7211 | 5926 | 5006 | 3932 | 3033 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6101 | 7778 | 8741 | 6883 | 8608 | 9560 | 10619 | 11359 | 11228 | 13562 | 16020 | 18467 | 19775 | 16122 | 12528 | 4757 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 193 | 270 | 194 | 655 | 233 | 196 | 270 | 262 | 194 | 194 | 193 | 196 | 270 | 137 | 137 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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