Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 6PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 6 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 659 | 529 | 336 | 322 | 987 | 235 | 217 | 576 | 2472 | 3460 | 3887 | 4164 | 3154 | 3072 | 4060 | 3299 | 3486 | 3524 | 3619 | 3578 | 2909 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | on | on |
High Tide | 1:10PM2.16m | 1:30AM2.18m | 1:46PM2.13m | 2:08AM2.12m | 2:22PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM0.11m | 7:21PM0.12m | 7:41AM0.18m | 7:59PM0.17m | 8:19AM0.28m | 8:37PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 659 | 529 | 336 | — | 131 | 235 | 217 | 576 | 2472 | 3460 | — | 4164 | 3154 | 3072 | 4060 | 3299 | 3486 | 3524 | — | — | 2909 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 19 | — | — | W 5 | W 8 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 37 | — | — | 45 | 78 | 368 | — | — | — | — | 804 | 464 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | 209 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 62 | 322 | 987 | — | — | — | — | — | 3887 | 2643 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3619 | 3578 | 1781 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 13 | 137 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 137 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 137 | 40 |
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