Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 3AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 816 | 689 | 617 | 317 | 472 | 386 | 451 | 966 | 366 | 447 | 1271 | 2089 | 2620 | 3274 | 3829 | 3876 | 4138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:43PM2.04m | 12:09PM2.04m | 00:18AM2.11m | 12:43PM2.08m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00AM0.20m | 6:15PM0.29m | 6:35AM0.14m | 6:49PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 816 | 689 | 617 | 317 | 472 | 386 | 4 | 4 | 187 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | 969 | 1194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 23 | SW 11 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | E 9 | — | SW 10 | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 21 | 213 | 47 | 47 | 2 | — | 39 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | W 24 | NW 9 | WSW 22 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 451 | 966 | 366 | 447 | 1271 | 2089 | 2620 | 3274 | 3829 | 3876 | 4138 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 137 | 159 | 13 | 147 | 147 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 154 | 194 |
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