Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 12PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1650 | 1547 | 1361 | 1507 | 2143 | 2303 | 2349 | 2374 | 2342 | 1875 | 1875 | 4101 | 4508 | 4396 | 3764 | 3393 | 2994 | 2563 | 2563 | 2414 | 2685 | 2997 | 2997 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:22AM1.98m | 10:39PM2.06m | 11:11AM2.07m | 11:27PM2.14m | 11:54AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.26m | 4:31PM0.34m | 4:57AM0.16m | 5:19PM0.23m | 5:43AM0.10m | 6:02PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1650 | 1547 | 1361 | 1507 | — | 2303 | 2349 | 2374 | 2342 | 1875 | 1875 | 4101 | 4508 | 4396 | 3764 | 3393 | 2994 | 2563 | 2563 | 2414 | 2685 | 2997 | 2997 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 7 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 129 | 65 | 17 | — | — | 46 | 7 | — | — | 813 | 1165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | NW 10 | — | WSW 16 | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | — | 25 | — | 2143 | — | 11 | 15 | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 137 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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