Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 12PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 2.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3775 | 3059 | 2723 | 4080 | 4221 | 3135 | 2648 | 2088 | 1699 | 1408 | 1120 | 995 | 1069 | 538 | 565 | 1019 | 2460 | 2001 | 1948 | 1680 | 1708 | 1398 | 1452 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:08AM2.12m | 2:22PM2.07m | 2:47AM2.04m | 2:59PM1.98m | 3:28AM1.93m | 3:39PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.28m | 8:37PM0.25m | 8:57AM0.40m | 9:16PM0.36m | 9:37AM0.53m | 9:59PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 3775 | 3059 | 2723 | — | — | 3135 | 2648 | 2088 | 1699 | 1408 | 1120 | 995 | 1069 | 538 | 565 | 1019 | 2460 | 2001 | 1948 | 1680 | 1708 | 1398 | 1452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 31 | 61 | 356 | 386 | 643 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 4 | W 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 3 | SE 6 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 10 | 4080 | 4221 | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 638 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 102 | 67 | 32 | 11 | 31 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 196 | 137 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 145 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 271 | 232 |
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