Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 1AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2721 | 2537 | 2323 | 2276 | 2226 | 1922 | 1547 | 1327 | 1127 | 996 | 816 | 689 | 617 | 317 | 472 | 386 | 293 | 653 | 907 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:07PM1.96m | 11:35AM1.98m | 11:43PM2.04m | 12:09PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05PM0.47m | 5:25AM0.28m | 5:41PM0.37m | 6:00AM0.20m | 6:15PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2721 | 2537 | 2323 | 2276 | 2226 | 1922 | 1547 | 1327 | 1127 | 996 | 816 | 689 | 617 | 317 | 472 | 386 | 293 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 9 | NNE 9 | NW 9 | SW 11 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 213 | 47 | 47 | 91 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 58 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 653 | 907 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 40 | 224 | 293 | 293 | 483 | 514 | 650 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 193 | 31 |
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