Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 5PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4076 | 3380 | 1956 | 1534 | 1261 | 1026 | 983 | 983 | 2338 | 2903 | 2629 | 2045 | 2657 | 1001 | 1128 | 1186 | 935 | 673 | 802 | 727 | 766 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:57AM2.10m | 00:17AM2.19m | 12:37PM2.18m | 1:00AM2.26m | 1:19PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.16m | 6:31AM0.13m | 6:50PM0.08m | 7:14AM0.12m | 7:34PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WSW 13 | — | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 4076 | 3380 | 1956 | 1534 | 1261 | 934 | 1338 | 1363 | 2338 | 2903 | 2629 | 624 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 373 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 735 | 672 | 1026 | 983 | 983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 798 | 459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2045 | 2657 | 1001 | 1128 | 1186 | 935 | 673 | 802 | 727 | 766 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 160 | 232 | 159 | 232 | 232 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 137 | 137 |
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