Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 10AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1160 | 1572 | 1844 | 2549 | 3366 | 3316 | 2993 | 2814 | 3025 | 3371 | 4649 | 5534 | 5993 | 6813 | 7126 | 7838 | 8543 | 7946 | 8813 | 9189 | 9149 | 7927 | 6949 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58AM1.96m | 3:14PM1.89m | 3:43AM1.82m | 3:59PM1.77m | 4:36AM1.70m | 4:53PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.47m | 9:32PM0.47m | 9:55AM0.63m | 10:22PM0.60m | 10:49AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1160 | 1572 | 1844 | 2549 | 3366 | 3316 | 2993 | 2814 | 3025 | 3371 | 4649 | 5534 | — | — | — | — | — | 7946 | — | — | — | — | 6949 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 733 | 920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2644 | 3182 | 5993 | 6813 | 7126 | 7838 | 8543 | — | 8813 | 9189 | 9149 | 7927 | 3434 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 24 | 24 | 137 | 193 | 31 | 137 | 193 | 154 | 193 | 196 | 194 | 31 | 31 |
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