Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 1AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4356 | 4187 | 1537 | 1145 | 996 | 996 | 969 | 1837 | 2751 | 2632 | 6048 | 5896 | 6072 | 5603 | 4553 | 3434 | 2948 | 1772 | 1387 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:53PM1.96m | 11:18AM2.00m | 11:35PM2.09m | 11:57AM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.27m | 5:29PM0.28m | 5:50AM0.18m | 6:09PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 21 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 18 | — | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 45 | 1537 | 606 | 694 | 739 | 838 | 480 | — | 2632 | 6048 | 5896 | 6072 | 5603 | 4553 | 3434 | 2948 | 1772 | 1387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 346 | 1145 | 996 | 996 | 969 | — | — | 1030 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 383 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 480 | 566 | 508 | 491 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — |
| kJ | 4356 | 4187 | 707 | 351 | — | — | — | 1837 | 2751 | 1567 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 463 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 137 | 137 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
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