Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 8AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2832 | 2240 | 1599 | 1347 | 633 | 1303 | 2441 | 4149 | 3781 | 3975 | 3772 | 3321 | 2899 | 2555 | 2302 | 2517 | 2704 | 2767 | 3083 | 3462 | 3688 | 3902 | 3607 | 3281 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:11AM2.28m | 12:50PM2.29m | 1:05AM2.30m | 1:45PM2.27m | 2:00AM2.28m | 2:40PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM-0.05m | 7:00PM0.17m | 7:28AM-0.06m | 7:53PM0.19m | 8:22AM-0.02m | 8:47PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 23 | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2832 | 2240 | 1599 | 1347 | 633 | 144 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 117 | 2555 | 124 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 3902 | 3607 | 3281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 746 | 282 | 1303 | 2441 | 4149 | 3781 | 3975 | 3772 | 3321 | 2899 | 1510 | 2302 | 2517 | 2704 | 2767 | 3083 | 3462 | 3688 | 2009 | 1705 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 193 | 200 | 482 | 512 | 351 | 193 | 137 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 194 | 137 | 31 | 31 |
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