Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 11AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 576 | 2472 | 3460 | 3479 | 3912 | 2989 | 3296 | 3775 | 3133 | 2944 | 3557 | 3731 | 2926 | 2460 | 1989 | 1561 | 1236 | 1011 | 894 | 745 | 688 | 589 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:30AM2.18m | 1:46PM2.13m | 2:08AM2.12m | 2:22PM2.07m | 2:47AM2.04m | 2:59PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.18m | 7:59PM0.17m | 8:19AM0.28m | 8:37PM0.25m | 8:57AM0.40m | 9:16PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 217 | 576 | 2472 | 3460 | 3479 | 3912 | 2989 | 3296 | 3775 | 3133 | 2944 | — | 3731 | 2926 | 2460 | 1989 | 1561 | 1236 | 1011 | 894 | 745 | 688 | 589 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 78 | 368 | — | — | — | — | 804 | 464 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 31 | 60 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | WSW 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2247 | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 3557 | 2309 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 193 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 502 | 234 | 4 | 234 |
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