Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 7AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9551 | 8693 | 8152 | 9082 | 9805 | 8268 | 8268 | 6833 | 6167 | 5292 | 4418 | 3785 | 3065 | 2511 | 2101 | 1780 | 1474 | 864 | 594 | 441 | 410 | 286 | 196 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:29AM2.16m | 3:45PM2.10m | 4:28AM2.05m | 4:45PM2.01m | 5:34AM1.95m | 5:54PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.33m | 10:09PM0.19m | 10:39AM0.43m | 11:12PM0.28m | 11:46AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4418 | 3785 | 3065 | 2511 | 2101 | 1780 | 1474 | 864 | 594 | 441 | 260 | 561 | 1012 | 1117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 152 | 129 | 181 | 270 | 256 | 410 | 286 | 196 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — |
| kJ | 9551 | 8693 | 8152 | 9082 | 9805 | 8268 | 8268 | 6833 | 6167 | 5292 | 2338 | 1960 | 1630 | 1259 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 194 | 193 | 193 | 347 | 512 | 747 | 1189 | 513 | 293 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 31 | 14 |
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