Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 10AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1948 | 1433 | 1415 | 1397 | 1433 | 1955 | 1821 | 1692 | 1728 | 1547 | 1437 | 1507 | 1856 | 2299 | 2445 | 2643 | 2606 | 2109 | 2035 | 4267 | 4724 | 4340 | 3715 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.89m | 9:43PM1.96m | 10:22AM1.98m | 10:39PM2.06m | 11:11AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.36m | 3:35PM0.47m | 4:05AM0.26m | 4:31PM0.34m | 4:57AM0.16m | 5:19PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1948 | 1433 | 1415 | 1397 | 1433 | 1955 | 1821 | 1692 | 1728 | 1547 | 1437 | 1507 | 1856 | 2299 | 2445 | 2643 | 2606 | 2109 | 2035 | 4267 | 4724 | 4340 | 3715 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 198 | 325 | 319 | 195 | 149 | 109 | 73 | 41 | 35 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 795 | 1312 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 86 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 9 | 14 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 159 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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