Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 1AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2471 | 2352 | 2308 | 2081 | 2059 | 1265 | 3061 | 2316 | 1881 | 1896 | 2034 | 3113 | 3722 | 4505 | 5127 | 4737 | 4054 | 3268 | 2891 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:33AM2.00m | 4:53PM1.94m | 5:39AM1.90m | 6:01PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.27m | 10:46AM0.47m | 11:18PM0.37m | 11:53AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2471 | 2352 | 2308 | 2081 | 2059 | 1265 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4505 | 5127 | 4737 | 4054 | 3268 | 2891 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 519 | 439 | — | — | 417 | 1159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3061 | 2316 | 1881 | 1896 | 2034 | 3113 | 3722 | 2228 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 193 | 159 | 159 | 200 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 160 | 160 | 4 | 137 | 4 | 0 |
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