Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 2PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.5m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1598 | 2344 | 6235 | 7595 | 6960 | 5967 | 7258 | 8699 | 8875 | 8392 | 7224 | 6397 | 5855 | 5572 | 5572 | 5663 | 5737 | 4904 | 4392 | 3987 | 3545 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:07PM2.26m | 1:21AM2.32m | 1:50PM2.22m | 2:06AM2.25m | 2:32PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54AM-0.09m | 7:13PM0.07m | 7:39AM-0.05m | 7:58PM0.10m | 8:22AM0.06m | 8:41PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1598 | 2344 | 6235 | — | 6960 | 5967 | — | 8699 | 8875 | 8392 | 7224 | 6397 | 5855 | 5572 | 5572 | 5663 | 5737 | 4904 | 4392 | 3987 | 3545 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1246 | 1585 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3746 | 7595 | 4065 | — | 7258 | 4257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 232 | 235 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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