Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 12PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 359 | 493 | 974 | 1072 | 1072 | 1225 | 1344 | 1292 | 1525 | 1965 | 3242 | 1059 | 1470 | 2045 | 2329 | 2925 | 2708 | 2521 | 2796 | 3263 | 3263 | 2884 | 2416 | 1897 | 1652 | 1316 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:46AM2.04m | 1:56PM2.02m | 2:25AM1.99m | 2:34PM1.96m | 3:05AM1.92m | 3:15PM1.88m | 3:48AM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM0.40m | 8:14PM0.30m | 8:33AM0.47m | 8:53PM0.37m | 9:14AM0.55m | 9:35PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | 8:59 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 359 | 493 | 974 | 1072 | 1072 | 1225 | 1344 | 1292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1897 | 1652 | 1316 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 11 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 |
| kJ | 264 | 256 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1525 | 1965 | 3242 | 1059 | 1470 | 2045 | 2329 | 2925 | 2708 | 2521 | 2796 | 3263 | 3263 | 2884 | 2416 | 972 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 137 | 137 | 159 | 193 | 232 | 159 | 137 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 0 |
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