Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 3PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2491 | 2001 | 1776 | 1570 | 1284 | 1229 | 1510 | 1427 | 1250 | 1056 | 1005 | 972 | 479 | 929 | 913 | 857 | 872 | 822 | 822 | 756 | 821 | 722 | 956 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:28AM1.93m | 3:39PM1.88m | 4:12AM1.82m | 4:24PM1.77m | 5:02AM1.71m | 5:17PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.53m | 9:59PM0.48m | 10:22AM0.66m | 10:47PM0.60m | 11:14AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2491 | 2001 | 1776 | 1570 | 1284 | 1229 | 1510 | 1427 | 1250 | 1056 | 1005 | 972 | 477 | 929 | 913 | 857 | 872 | 822 | 822 | 756 | 821 | 722 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 479 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 4 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 24 | 67 | 40 | 109 | 99 | — | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 393 | 459 | 24 | 956 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 234 | 4 | 234 | 598 | 271 | 4 | 232 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 159 | 159 | 137 | 137 |
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