Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (08 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 9PM is: 6.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 21ft (6.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 20ft (6.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22871 | 24508 | 21650 | 16449 | 13460 | 9237 | 7330 | 6242 | 5008 | 4286 | 3721 | 2991 | 2673 | 2202 | 1758 | 1658 | 1634 | 1579 | 3351 | 3504 | 3184 | 2784 | 2445 | 2137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.74m | 6:06AM1.76m | 6:44PM1.77m | 7:05AM1.81m | 7:39PM1.84m | 8:04AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.61m | 12:29PM0.49m | 00:58AM0.55m | 1:27PM0.45m | 1:55AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | -3 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 26 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 7330 | 6242 | 5008 | 4286 | 3721 | 2991 | 2673 | 2202 | 1758 | 1658 | 1634 | 1579 | 3351 | 3504 | 3184 | 2784 | 2445 | 2137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | W 7 | — | SW 20 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 10 | 38 | 142 | 404 | 751 | 596 | — | 65 | — | 186 | 553 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 7 | 2 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22871 | 24508 | 21650 | 16449 | 13460 | 9237 | 3691 | 3296 | 2763 | 2315 | 2098 | 1691 | 1512 | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 530 | 824 | 1088 | 745 | 293 | 293 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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