Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 8AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2229 | 2903 | 4135 | 5387 | 6795 | 8133 | 10239 | 8124 | 7395 | 7200 | 7302 | 7522 | 7555 | 8217 | 9419 | 9567 | 8693 | 8559 | 8213 | 8738 | 8876 | 8268 | 7731 | 6763 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:46AM2.28m | 2:03PM2.22m | 2:35AM2.24m | 2:51PM2.18m | 3:29AM2.16m | 3:45PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.16m | 8:21PM0.05m | 8:47AM0.23m | 9:12PM0.10m | 9:40AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2229 | 2903 | 4135 | 5387 | 6795 | 8133 | 10239 | 8124 | 7395 | 7200 | 7302 | 7522 | 7555 | 8217 | 9419 | 9567 | 8693 | 8559 | 8213 | 8738 | 8876 | 8268 | 7731 | 6763 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 193 | 193 | 205 | 193 | 193 | 194 | 160 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 200 | 275 | 482 | 482 | 512 | 262 | 31 | 137 | 193 | 502 | 502 | 512 | 502 |
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