Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 2PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1028 | 1188 | 1402 | 1422 | 1601 | 1265 | 2097 | 1997 | 1606 | 1433 | 1415 | 1397 | 1451 | 1955 | 1821 | 1857 | 1566 | 1397 | 1361 | 1344 | 2200 | 2268 | 2445 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:14AM1.83m | 8:36PM1.87m | 9:24AM1.89m | 9:43PM1.96m | 10:22AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.43m | 2:28PM0.57m | 3:04AM0.36m | 3:35PM0.47m | 4:05AM0.26m | 4:31PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1028 | 1188 | 1402 | 1422 | 1601 | 1265 | 2097 | 1997 | 1606 | 1433 | 1415 | 1397 | 1451 | 1955 | 1821 | 1857 | 1566 | 1397 | 1361 | 1344 | 2200 | 2268 | 2445 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 644 | 58 | — | 59 | 66 | 195 | 314 | 313 | 198 | 146 | 98 | 64 | 93 | 60 | 11 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 67 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 4 | 2 |
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