Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 10AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 593 | 1245 | 1887 | 2153 | 2153 | 1973 | 1887 | 1622 | 1405 | 1269 | 1083 | 937 | 759 | 616 | 616 | 500 | 429 | 330 | 319 | 239 | 190 | 140 | 177 | 161 | 174 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.86m | 8:19PM1.90m | 9:02AM1.90m | 9:23PM1.94m | 9:58AM1.95m | 10:18PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.36m | 2:10PM0.50m | 2:44AM0.34m | 3:13PM0.43m | 3:43AM0.30m | 4:08PM0.35m | 4:34AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | 8:46 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 297 | 593 | 1245 | 1887 | 2153 | 2153 | 1973 | 1887 | 1622 | 1405 | 1269 | 1083 | 937 | 759 | 616 | 616 | 500 | 429 | 330 | 319 | 239 | 190 | 140 | 177 | 161 | 174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 105 | 189 | 226 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 |
| kJ | — | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 145 | 145 | 4 | 4 |
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