Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 4PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7784 | 7242 | 7351 | 7957 | 8037 | 8353 | 8390 | 8132 | 7702 | 7093 | 6611 | 6008 | 5276 | 4798 | 4376 | 3949 | 3625 | 3316 | 3404 | 4214 | 3558 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45PM2.17m | 2:05AM2.23m | 2:25PM2.17m | 2:49AM2.19m | 3:08PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.10m | 7:57PM0.11m | 8:19AM0.14m | 8:38PM0.12m | 9:03AM0.22m | 9:24PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 4376 | 3949 | 3625 | 3316 | 3404 | — | 3558 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 |
| kJ | 7784 | 7242 | 7351 | 7957 | 8037 | 8353 | 8390 | 8132 | 7702 | 7093 | 6611 | 6008 | 5276 | 4798 | 2318 | 1913 | 1748 | — | 1592 | 4214 | 471 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 347 | 351 | 233 | 233 | 293 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 482 | 502 | 193 | 137 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 13 |
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