Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 4PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 867 | 1007 | 1400 | 1202 | 2696 | 3934 | 4308 | 11457 | 11723 | 13035 | 14067 | 15148 | 14492 | 12838 | 13204 | 15442 | 14923 | 17049 | 15676 | 16020 | 16742 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:30AM2.10m | 10:44PM2.19m | 11:16AM2.18m | 11:31PM2.27m | 11:59AM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.24m | 5:03AM0.02m | 5:23PM0.13m | 5:48AM-0.03m | 6:06PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 20 | — | S 19 | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 867 | 1007 | 1400 | 943 | 2288 | 3934 | 1307 | — | 7 | — | 14067 | — | 14492 | 12838 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 491 | 644 | 594 | 808 | 1588 | 799 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 178 | 318 | 111 | 350 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1202 | 2696 | 2506 | 4308 | 11457 | 11723 | 13035 | 5792 | 15148 | 5989 | — | 13204 | 15442 | 14923 | 17049 | 15676 | 16020 | 16742 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 13 | 137 | 196 | 31 | 31 | 137 | 137 | 347 | 160 | 160 | 194 | 154 | 154 | 193 | 196 | 262 | 347 | 512 | 347 |
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