Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 10PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 522 | 1055 | 1485 | 1109 | 1030 | 1244 | 682 | 332 | 324 | 414 | 339 | 411 | 573 | 1121 | 5672 | 11512 | 16256 | 19175 | 16531 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.62m | 7:34AM1.60m | 7:54PM1.62m | 8:42AM1.64m | 8:57PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.72m | 1:50PM0.82m | 2:24AM0.70m | 2:54PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 258 | 1055 | 1485 | 1109 | 1030 | 1244 | 682 | 332 | 324 | 414 | 399 | 399 | 573 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 522 | 181 | 11 | 350 | 249 | 131 | 289 | 198 | 298 | 362 | 339 | 411 | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | 137 | 232 | 195 | 186 | 174 | 286 | 249 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 579 | 1121 | 5672 | 11512 | 16256 | 19175 | 16531 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 147 | 196 | 655 | 1048 | 655 | 502 |
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