Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 11AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3025 | 3371 | 4935 | 5432 | 6323 | 7152 | 7575 | 8171 | 8302 | 9404 | 9189 | 8986 | 8418 | 7711 | 6930 | 6060 | 5574 | 7264 | 7295 | 7195 | 8974 | 11463 | 13161 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:43AM1.82m | 3:59PM1.77m | 4:36AM1.70m | 4:53PM1.66m | 5:40AM1.60m | 6:01PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.63m | 10:22PM0.60m | 10:49AM0.76m | 11:22PM0.71m | 11:57AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3025 | 3371 | 4935 | 5432 | — | — | — | 8171 | — | — | — | — | — | 7711 | 6930 | 6060 | 5574 | — | 7295 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 1895 | 2644 | 3182 | 6323 | 7152 | 7575 | 4135 | 8302 | 9404 | 9189 | 8986 | 8418 | 3822 | — | — | — | 7264 | 3533 | 7195 | 8974 | 11463 | 13161 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 31 | 24 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 31 | 154 | 154 | 193 | 193 | 233 | 232 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 147 | 154 | 137 | 194 | 347 |
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