Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 2AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 4.0m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7427 | 7176 | 8563 | 9134 | 8666 | 8924 | 9778 | 13002 | 17526 | 21537 | 31536 | 33862 | 30538 | 24243 | 17419 | 13404 | 10202 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40AM1.60m | 6:01PM1.59m | 6:56AM1.58m | 7:17PM1.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.71m | 11:57AM0.84m | 00:36AM0.76m | 1:14PM0.85m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 7427 | 7176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 8563 | 9134 | 8666 | 8924 | 9778 | 13002 | 17526 | 21537 | 31536 | 33862 | 30538 | 24243 | 17419 | 13404 | 4301 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 194 | 194 | 262 | 511 | 655 | 347 | 586 | 791 | 850 |
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