Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 2AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4054 | 3268 | 2754 | 2497 | 2098 | 1920 | 1682 | 1487 | 1342 | 1207 | 1134 | 1028 | 1028 | 1077 | 1402 | 1422 | 1601 | 1247 | 2097 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:55AM1.83m | 7:19PM1.83m | 8:14AM1.83m | 8:36PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.44m | 1:11PM0.61m | 1:51AM0.43m | 2:28PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 4054 | 3268 | 2754 | 2497 | 2098 | 1920 | 1682 | 1487 | 1342 | 1207 | 1134 | 1028 | 1028 | 1077 | 1402 | 1422 | 1601 | 1247 | 2097 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 644 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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