Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1207 | 1083 | 885 | 759 | 626 | 616 | 500 | 429 | 330 | 319 | 261 | 190 | 190 | 174 | 180 | 215 | 193 | 190 | 230 | 230 | 222 | 469 | 214 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:02AM1.90m | 9:23PM1.94m | 9:58AM1.95m | 10:18PM1.99m | 10:45AM2.00m | 11:06PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.43m | 3:43AM0.30m | 4:08PM0.35m | 4:34AM0.26m | 4:56PM0.28m | 5:19AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | 8:47 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1207 | 1083 | 885 | 759 | 626 | 616 | 500 | 429 | 330 | 319 | 261 | 190 | 190 | 174 | 180 | 215 | 193 | 190 | 230 | 230 | 222 | 85 | 214 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 15 | — | WSW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 30 | 55 | — | 88 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | WSW 18 | — | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | — | 8 | 32 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 5 | — | — | W 2 | W 5 | WSW 11 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 69 | 469 | 33 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 13 |
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