Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 10AM is: 6.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 21ft (6.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 20ft (6.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11038 | 11721 | 14252 | 16564 | 19408 | 20943 | 17021 | 13672 | 11450 | 9330 | 7564 | 6242 | 5006 | 3932 | 3033 | 2487 | 2109 | 1772 | 1283 | 1060 | 943 | 835 | 647 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:57AM1.82m | 6:23PM1.80m | 7:18AM1.82m | 7:42PM1.84m | 8:34AM1.89m | 8:53PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.63m | 00:55AM0.48m | 1:35PM0.61m | 2:12AM0.40m | 2:46PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11450 | 9330 | 7564 | 6242 | 5006 | 3932 | 3033 | 2487 | 2109 | 1772 | 1283 | 1060 | 943 | 835 | 647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 11038 | 11721 | 14252 | 16564 | 19408 | 20943 | 17021 | 13672 | 4757 | 4412 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 194 | 194 | 193 | 194 | 270 | 262 | 137 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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