Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 3PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 822 | 808 | 683 | 1062 | 865 | 1177 | 1496 | 1924 | 2431 | 4285 | 5693 | 5906 | 5566 | 4838 | 4739 | 4599 | 4374 | 4086 | 3530 | 2805 | 2470 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.67m | 6:03AM1.62m | 6:20PM1.60m | 7:11AM1.59m | 7:30PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.76m | 11:45PM0.69m | 12:17PM0.82m | 00:52AM0.72m | 1:28PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 822 | 808 | 683 | 2 | 865 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2470 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 12 | W 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 31 | 1062 | 34 | 1177 | 1496 | 1924 | 2431 | 4285 | 5693 | 5906 | 5566 | 4838 | 4739 | 4599 | 4374 | 4086 | 3530 | 2805 | 1259 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 160 | 159 | 159 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 159 | 31 |
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