Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 11AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2994 | 2563 | 2563 | 2381 | 2685 | 2997 | 3035 | 2864 | 2716 | 2486 | 2172 | 1821 | 1772 | 1568 | 1374 | 1208 | 982 | 811 | 702 | 529 | 402 | 326 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:54AM2.13m | 00:10AM2.19m | 12:33PM2.16m | 00:51AM2.20m | 1:10PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM0.10m | 6:02PM0.15m | 6:24AM0.09m | 6:42PM0.11m | 7:04AM0.11m | 7:21PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2994 | 2563 | 2563 | 2381 | 2685 | 2997 | 3035 | 2864 | 2716 | 2486 | 2172 | 1821 | 1772 | 1568 | 1374 | 1208 | 982 | 811 | 702 | 529 | 402 | 326 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 74 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 67 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 13 |
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