Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 7AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1787 | 939 | 1159 | 1265 | 1249 | 1297 | 1470 | 1840 | 2194 | 2594 | 3491 | 4657 | 5334 | 6898 | 9243 | 8140 | 7093 | 6798 | 7003 | 7411 | 7634 | 8439 | 9039 | 9170 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:00AM2.26m | 1:19PM2.22m | 1:46AM2.28m | 2:03PM2.22m | 2:35AM2.24m | 2:51PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.12m | 7:34PM0.04m | 7:59AM0.16m | 8:21PM0.05m | 8:47AM0.23m | 9:12PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1787 | 939 | 1159 | 1265 | 1249 | 1297 | 1470 | 1840 | 2194 | 2594 | 3491 | 4657 | 5334 | 6898 | 9243 | 8140 | 7093 | 6798 | 7003 | 7411 | 7634 | 8439 | 9039 | 9170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 966 | 347 | 502 | 193 | 193 | 159 | 147 | 147 | 193 | 193 | 205 | 205 | 193 | 194 | 270 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 262 | 347 | 482 | 482 | 347 |
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