Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 10PM is: 7.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9992 | 13639 | 17526 | 21170 | 30105 | 30885 | 29434 | 22747 | 17204 | 12771 | 9942 | 7072 | 5566 | 4382 | 3663 | 3423 | 3781 | 5385 | 6226 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:56AM1.58m | 7:17PM1.59m | 8:07AM1.61m | 8:22PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.76m | 1:14PM0.85m | 1:48AM0.72m | 2:20PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12771 | 9942 | 7072 | 5566 | 4382 | 3663 | 3423 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 9992 | 13639 | 17526 | 21170 | 30105 | 30885 | 29434 | 22747 | 17204 | 4704 | 4247 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 3781 | 5385 | 6226 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 233 | 270 | 511 | 347 | 347 | 502 | 919 | 1194 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 31 | 147 | 193 | 159 |
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