Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (03 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Sat 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
227 | 181 | 169 | 169 | 166 | 166 | 479 | 400 | 336 | 331 | 241 | 238 | 234 | 187 | 181 | 178 | 147 | 116 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 104 | 82 | 318 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:02PM1.90m | 2:11AM1.88m | 2:44PM1.84m | 2:52AM1.83m | 3:26PM1.79m | 3:35AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50AM0.40m | 8:10PM0.55m | 8:31AM0.43m | 8:51PM0.59m | 9:13AM0.47m | 9:34PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | |
— | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — |
227 | 181 | 169 | 169 | 166 | 166 | 479 | 400 | 336 | 331 | 241 | 238 | 234 | 187 | 181 | 178 | 147 | 116 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 104 | 77 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | E 6 | NW 6 | W 10 | NW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — |
145 | 142 | 100 | 68 | 103 | 100 | 79 | 70 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 84 | 82 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 12 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | — | — |
65 | 64 | 57 | 55 | 47 | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 37 | 57 | 88 | 28 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NW 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 6 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 186 | 318 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 137 | 137 |
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