Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 11PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4270 | 5627 | 7446 | 7354 | 6823 | 6323 | 5659 | 5016 | 4618 | 3680 | 3035 | 2885 | 2560 | 2149 | 1965 | 1793 | 1651 | 1182 | 1384 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28PM1.69m | 9:09AM1.69m | 9:23PM1.73m | 10:01AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.73m | 2:53AM0.63m | 3:19PM0.71m | 3:46AM0.58m | 4:09PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  |  |  |  | |  | |  |  | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 4270 | 5627 | 7446 | 7354 | 6823 | 6323 | 5659 | 5016 | 4618 | 3680 | 3035 | 2885 | 2560 | 2149 | 1965 | 1793 | 8 | 1182 | 1384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 4234 | 4116 | 3808 | — | — | — | 2558 | 2070 | — | 1617 | 1362 | 1058 | 915 | 901 | 1651 | 44 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 137 | 147 | 240 | 232 | 232 | 31 | 0 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 0 |
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