Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 5AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 20ft (6.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 755 | 744 | 643 | 4020 | 12453 | 10266 | 6578 | 4350 | 2785 | 1943 | 1416 | 738 | 853 | 976 | 706 | 1072 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:48AM2.03m | 1:15PM2.00m | 1:23AM2.04m | 1:50PM2.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.39m | 7:06AM0.23m | 7:21PM0.35m | 7:41AM0.21m | 7:56PM0.34m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 11 | — | — | — | W 24 | SW 23 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 755 | 744 | 643 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | 1943 | 1416 | 283 | 40 | 38 | 706 | 94 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | — | — | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 380 | 366 | 326 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 39 | — | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | W 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WNW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4020 | 12453 | 10266 | 6578 | 4350 | 2785 | 795 | 644 | 738 | 853 | 976 | 47 | 1072 | 427 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 194 | 262 | 196 | 502 | 626 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 160 | 137 | 31 | 13 | 193 | 31 |
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