Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 12AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2870 | 2378 | 2107 | 1998 | 1665 | 1452 | 1514 | 787 | 1086 | 1276 | 1300 | 902 | 1018 | 1178 | 1847 | 2345 | 3260 | 3128 | 2848 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17AM2.09m | 2:34PM2.01m | 2:58AM1.96m | 3:14PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.20m | 8:29AM0.30m | 8:48PM0.32m | 9:10AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2870 | 2378 | 2107 | 1998 | 1665 | 1452 | 1514 | 787 | 1086 | 1276 | 1300 | 902 | 1018 | 1178 | 1847 | 2345 | 3260 | 3128 | 2848 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 20 | W 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 425 | 419 | 390 | 8 | 306 | 227 | — | — | 292 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 159 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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