Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 7PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1275 | 1086 | 845 | 1042 | 1444 | 1469 | 1815 | 2432 | 3247 | 14200 | 15269 | 15259 | 14542 | 14709 | 15173 | 13488 | 13482 | 15402 | 16386 | 15791 | 13572 | 11918 | 9181 | 7491 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:11PM1.75m | 4:21AM1.75m | 4:59PM1.73m | 5:12AM1.74m | 5:50PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.50m | 10:19PM0.64m | 10:44AM0.51m | 11:08PM0.64m | 11:35AM0.51m | 00:01AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 75 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 520 | 3247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 7491 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1275 | 1086 | 845 | 1042 | 1444 | 1469 | 1815 | 2432 | 2664 | 14200 | 15269 | 15259 | 14542 | 14709 | 15173 | 13488 | 13482 | 15402 | 16386 | 15791 | 13572 | 11918 | 9181 | 3691 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 31 | 137 | 159 | 193 | 159 | 233 | 193 | 193 | 194 | 194 | 196 | 196 | 200 | 275 | 262 | 262 | 347 | 512 | 679 | 348 | 293 | 293 | 31 |
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