Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 998 | 781 | 2377 | 2638 | 2805 | 1903 | 1671 | 1919 | 1040 | 1361 | 1440 | 1393 | 1324 | 1495 | 1647 | 1827 | 2095 | 2752 | 3677 | 4889 | 6615 | 9859 | 8570 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:37PM2.18m | 1:00AM2.26m | 1:19PM2.22m | 1:46AM2.28m | 2:03PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31AM0.13m | 6:50PM0.08m | 7:14AM0.12m | 7:34PM0.04m | 7:59AM0.16m | 8:21PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1126 | 1599 | 2377 | 2638 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 998 | 781 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 63 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1598 | 2805 | 1903 | 1671 | 1919 | 1040 | 1361 | 1440 | 1393 | 1324 | 1495 | 1647 | 1827 | 2095 | 2752 | 3677 | 4889 | 6615 | 9859 | 8570 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 154 | 232 | 137 | 193 | 232 | 347 | 502 | 347 | 159 | 159 | 193 | 147 | 193 | 24 | 194 | 194 | 193 | 196 | 159 |
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