Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 2AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1257 | 1108 | 832 | 1919 | 1761 | 1644 | 2285 | 2479 | 4085 | 4187 | 3156 | 1568 | 996 | 982 | 2613 | 1706 | 2621 | 4011 | 5644 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11PM1.84m | 10:39AM1.89m | 10:53PM1.96m | 11:18AM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.54m | 4:30AM0.39m | 4:50PM0.41m | 5:10AM0.27m | 5:29PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 20 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | — | W 13 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 77 | — | 229 | 1919 | 1761 | 1644 | 2285 | 2479 | — | — | 346 | 533 | 627 | 755 | 2613 | 1706 | — | 4011 | 5644 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | — | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | 117 | 157 | 336 | 673 | — | — | — | — | — | 1145 | 996 | 982 | 491 | 480 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 480 | 566 | 508 | 329 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 16 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 1257 | 1108 | 832 | 1297 | — | — | 135 | 283 | 4085 | 4187 | 3156 | 1568 | — | — | — | 603 | 2621 | 1703 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 137 | 24 | 31 |
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