Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 1AM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14365 | 14092 | 12292 | 11357 | 10667 | 9974 | 8899 | 8263 | 7126 | 6269 | 4919 | 5016 | 4180 | 3749 | 3865 | 4369 | 4197 | 3520 | 2801 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:13PM1.74m | 9:45AM1.79m | 9:55PM1.86m | 10:23AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.68m | 3:33AM0.50m | 3:53PM0.55m | 4:13AM0.37m | 4:30PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9974 | 8899 | — | — | — | 4919 | 5016 | 4180 | 3749 | 3865 | — | — | 3520 | 2801 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 5 | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 14365 | 14092 | 12292 | 11357 | 10667 | 4208 | 4247 | 8263 | 7126 | 6269 | 77 | 2830 | 2508 | — | 2167 | 4369 | 4197 | 1928 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 482 | 626 | 160 | 160 | 137 | 31 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 31 | 24 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 193 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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