Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 6PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 864 | 887 | 887 | 945 | 913 | 857 | 872 | 902 | 902 | 835 | 734 | 972 | 1062 | 1338 | 1496 | 1893 | 2313 | 4547 | 5620 | 5153 | 5264 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.77m | 5:02AM1.71m | 5:17PM1.67m | 6:03AM1.62m | 6:20PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.66m | 10:47PM0.60m | 11:14AM0.76m | 11:45PM0.69m | 12:17PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | — |
| kJ | 864 | 887 | 887 | 945 | 913 | 857 | 872 | 902 | 902 | 835 | 734 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 380 | — | — | — | — | 333 | 393 | 21 | 972 | 1062 | 1338 | 1496 | 1893 | 2313 | 4547 | 5620 | 5153 | 5264 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 235 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 159 | 137 | 137 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 160 | 159 | 159 | 31 |
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