Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (09 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 10PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5343 | 4286 | 3721 | 2991 | 2487 | 2202 | 1758 | 1658 | 1865 | 2019 | 3594 | 3504 | 3184 | 2585 | 2445 | 2137 | 2085 | 3059 | 3216 | 3284 | 2974 | 2577 | 2234 | 1587 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.77m | 7:05AM1.81m | 7:39PM1.84m | 8:04AM1.90m | 8:34PM1.93m | 9:04AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.55m | 1:27PM0.45m | 1:55AM0.46m | 2:25PM0.39m | 2:52AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
5343 | 4286 | 3721 | 2991 | 2487 | 2202 | 1758 | 1658 | 1865 | 2019 | 3594 | 3504 | 3184 | 2585 | 2445 | 2137 | 2085 | 3059 | 3216 | 3284 | 2974 | 2577 | 2234 | 1587 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 |
13 | 9 | — | — | — | 10 | 38 | 140 | 404 | 877 | — | — | — | — | 186 | 553 | 541 | — | 305 | — | — | — | — | 609 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2976 | 2512 | 2098 | 1691 | 1363 | — | — | — | 1106 | 1122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 137 | 13 | 13 |
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