Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 616 | 500 | 429 | 330 | 319 | 261 | 190 | 190 | 177 | 180 | 215 | 193 | 226 | 230 | 230 | 270 | 535 | 214 | 202 | 164 | 275 | 904 | 1556 | 2634 | 2561 | 2212 | 1929 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:58AM1.95m | 10:18PM1.99m | 10:45AM2.00m | 11:06PM2.04m | 11:28AM2.04m | 11:49PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.30m | 4:08PM0.35m | 4:34AM0.26m | 4:56PM0.28m | 5:19AM0.25m | 5:39PM0.23m | 6:00AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | 8:50 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 616 | 500 | 429 | 330 | 319 | 261 | 190 | 190 | 177 | 180 | 215 | 193 | 226 | 230 | 230 | 55 | 85 | 214 | 202 | 163 | 149 | 904 | 1556 | 2634 | 2561 | 2212 | 1929 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 30 | 32 | — | 88 | 63 | 164 | 275 | — | 112 | 66 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | — | SW 20 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 15 | 10 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 270 | 535 | 39 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 145 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 106 | 137 | 13 | 0 | 137 | 145 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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