Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 8AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 586 | 559 | 635 | 1512 | 1418 | 1374 | 1275 | 1257 | 1301 | 1172 | 965 | 892 | 781 | 769 | 543 | 490 | 427 | 399 | 469 | 443 | 643 | 612 | 581 |
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-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:36AM1.91m | 8:57PM1.95m | 9:44AM2.01m | 10:00PM2.08m | 10:42AM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.41m | 2:52PM0.51m | 3:24AM0.28m | 3:55PM0.40m | 4:24AM0.13m | 4:51PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 586 | 378 | 476 | 1512 | 1418 | 1374 | 1275 | 1257 | 1301 | 1172 | 965 | 892 | 781 | 769 | 543 | 490 | 400 | 328 | 256 | 443 | 643 | 612 | 581 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 | W 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 356 | 559 | 635 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 54 | 47 | 116 | 223 | 460 | 427 | 399 | 469 | 183 | 85 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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