Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 8PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1618 | 1657 | 1357 | 1108 | 754 | 1919 | 1761 | 1592 | 3024 | 2479 | 4085 | 4187 | 1393 | 1568 | 996 | 996 | 2650 | 3242 | 2444 | 3423 | 5500 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59AM1.78m | 10:11PM1.84m | 10:39AM1.89m | 10:53PM1.96m | 11:18AM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.54m | 4:30AM0.39m | 4:50PM0.41m | 5:10AM0.27m | 5:29PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 17 | — | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | W 13 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 59 | — | 45 | 229 | 1919 | 1761 | 1592 | 3024 | 2479 | — | — | 1393 | 533 | 627 | 739 | 2650 | 3242 | — | 3423 | 5500 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 117 | 157 | 336 | 673 | — | — | — | — | 346 | 1145 | 996 | 996 | 491 | 276 | — | 828 | 612 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 480 | 566 | 508 | 329 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 15 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 1618 | 1657 | 1357 | 1108 | 754 | 1145 | — | — | — | 311 | 4085 | 4187 | 612 | 1568 | — | — | — | 592 | 2444 | 1673 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 31 | 137 | 137 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 137 | 137 | 31 |
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