Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 8PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8184 | 7595 | 6994 | 6368 | 5607 | 5034 | 4600 | 4220 | 3827 | 3511 | 3454 | 4040 | 3443 | 3091 | 2205 | 1648 | 2566 | 2266 | 1886 | 2840 | 2638 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:25PM2.17m | 2:49AM2.19m | 3:08PM2.12m | 3:38AM2.11m | 3:56PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.14m | 8:38PM0.12m | 9:03AM0.22m | 9:24PM0.18m | 9:51AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 4220 | 3827 | 3511 | 3454 | — | 3443 | 3091 | 2205 | 1055 | 2566 | 2266 | 1886 | 2840 | 2638 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | — | — | 789 | 678 | 549 | 1648 | — | 519 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8184 | 7595 | 6994 | 6368 | 5607 | 5034 | 4600 | 2137 | — | — | 1592 | 4040 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 293 | 560 | 271 | 270 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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