Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 5AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 23ft (7.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6752 | 6752 | 8579 | 9416 | 11899 | 17955 | 20142 | 18886 | 17471 | 17041 | 16989 | 17421 | 17871 | 17384 | 15533 | 13621 | 10941 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:54AM2.14m | 1:17PM2.10m | 1:30AM2.14m | 1:53PM2.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.24m | 7:10AM0.13m | 7:25PM0.21m | 7:46AM0.15m | 8:02PM0.23m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 6752 | 6752 | 8579 | 9416 | 11899 | 17955 | 20142 | 18886 | 17471 | 17041 | 16989 | 17421 | 17871 | 17384 | 15533 | 13621 | 10941 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 194 | 137 | 482 | 193 | 482 | 510 | 636 | 502 | 204 | 347 | 347 | 347 | 502 | 504 | 502 | 347 |
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