Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 3PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3675 | 3793 | 4095 | 4124 | 3978 | 3638 | 3102 | 2655 | 2265 | 1565 | 1129 | 951 | 936 | 1013 | 1109 | 2386 | 1812 | 1570 | 1474 | 1401 | 1345 | 1197 | 1039 | 883 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:40PM2.20m | 2:55AM2.21m | 3:34PM2.11m | 3:51AM2.12m | 4:30PM2.01m | 4:48AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM-0.02m | 8:47PM0.23m | 9:18AM0.05m | 9:42PM0.28m | 10:13AM0.16m | 10:39PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4095 | 4124 | 3978 | 3638 | 3102 | 2655 | 2265 | 1565 | 1129 | 866 | 866 | 1013 | 1109 | — | 319 | 395 | 390 | 395 | 371 | 264 | 1039 | 769 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 167 | 363 | 951 | 936 | 712 | 712 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 322 | 349 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | S 10 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 101 | 188 | 251 | 364 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 3675 | 3793 | 2352 | 1933 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 230 | — | — | — | — | 2386 | 1812 | 1570 | 1474 | 1401 | 1345 | 1197 | 938 | 883 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 31 | 31 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 40 | 40 | 137 | 13 |
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