Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1486 | 1148 | 945 | 781 | 637 | 563 | 447 | 382 | 286 | 253 | 242 | 309 | 166 | 149 | 347 | 342 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:04AM1.92m | 4:31PM1.87m | 5:00AM1.87m | 5:28PM1.83m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55PM0.42m | 10:21AM0.42m | 10:47PM0.46m | 11:18AM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1486 | 1148 | 945 | 781 | 637 | 563 | 447 | 382 | 286 | 253 | 242 | 309 | 166 | 137 | 347 | 342 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 24 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SSE 9 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SSE 11 | W 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 53 | 100 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 8 | 125 | 149 | 14 | 11 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | SSE 10 | WSW 16 | SSE 10 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | W 11 | WSW 21 | W 10 | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | SE 9 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 51 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 42 | 2 | — | 17 | 15 | 3 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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