Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 11PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 9.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16432 | 12771 | 9942 | 6949 | 5566 | 4382 | 3663 | 3423 | 3863 | 5053 | 5595 | 6199 | 6871 | 7289 | 8430 | 9777 | 10245 | 10449 | 10110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.59m | 8:07AM1.61m | 8:22PM1.65m | 9:02AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.72m | 2:20PM0.78m | 2:47AM0.63m | 3:11PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | | |  |  |  |  | | |  | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9942 | 6949 | 5566 | 4382 | 3663 | 3423 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 16432 | 12771 | 4247 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 3863 | 5053 | 5595 | 6199 | 6871 | 7289 | 8430 | 9777 | 10245 | 10449 | 10110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 513 | 160 | 24 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 193 | 31 | 24 | 200 | 159 | 137 | 137 | 193 | 194 | 194 | 482 | 193 | 348 |
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