Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 3AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3234 | 2476 | 2821 | 3017 | 2724 | 2355 | 2314 | 2195 | 2271 | 2059 | 1081 | 3177 | 3062 | 2329 | 2109 | 1908 | 2302 | 3691 | 4041 | 4777 | 4908 | 4405 | 3625 | 3116 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:38AM2.11m | 3:56PM2.04m | 4:33AM2.00m | 4:53PM1.94m | 5:39AM1.90m | 6:01PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.34m | 10:16PM0.27m | 10:46AM0.47m | 11:18PM0.37m | 11:53AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 3234 | 2476 | 2821 | 3017 | 2724 | 2355 | 2314 | 2195 | 2271 | 2059 | 1081 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4777 | 4908 | 4405 | 3625 | 3116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 494 | — | — | — | 519 | 519 | — | — | 459 | 1049 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 529 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3177 | 3062 | 2329 | 2109 | 1908 | 2302 | 3691 | 4041 | 2259 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 154 | 193 | 137 | 159 | 193 | 159 | 137 | 160 | 160 | 24 | 293 |
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