Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 8AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2864 | 2716 | 2486 | 2144 | 1821 | 1626 | 1568 | 1356 | 1208 | 982 | 811 | 569 | 453 | 336 | 986 | 1226 | 235 | 267 | 447 | 1826 | 2948 | 3198 | 3731 | 3252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 00:10AM2.19m | 12:33PM2.16m | 00:51AM2.20m | 1:10PM2.16m | 1:30AM2.18m | 1:46PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM0.09m | 6:42PM0.11m | 7:04AM0.11m | 7:21PM0.12m | 7:41AM0.18m | 7:59PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 2864 | 2716 | 2486 | 2144 | 1821 | 1626 | 1568 | 1356 | 1208 | 982 | 811 | 569 | 453 | 336 | — | — | 56 | 267 | 447 | 1826 | 2948 | 3198 | 3731 | 3252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WSW 19 | — | — | WSW 13 | W 5 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 37 | — | — | 235 | 19 | 333 | — | 463 | — | — | 804 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 986 | 1226 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 137 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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