Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 2PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5556 | 5985 | 5969 | 6709 | 7864 | 8443 | 8543 | 8783 | 9157 | 8434 | 7738 | 6871 | 6770 | 6770 | 7289 | 15826 | 14602 | 14874 | 14659 | 14521 | 10908 | 8030 | 6501 | 4897 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:52AM2.33m | 1:29PM2.27m | 1:43AM2.32m | 2:18PM2.22m | 2:33AM2.26m | 3:06PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM-0.10m | 7:36PM0.12m | 8:04AM-0.07m | 8:25PM0.14m | 8:53AM0.02m | 9:14PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3007 | 15826 | 14602 | 73 | 64 | 24 | 10908 | 8030 | 6501 | 4897 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 18 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 88 | 78 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5556 | 5985 | 5969 | 6709 | 7864 | 8443 | 8543 | 8783 | 9157 | 8434 | 7738 | 6871 | 6770 | 6770 | 7289 | — | — | 14874 | 14659 | 14521 | 4757 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 232 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 232 | 193 | 194 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 31 | 193 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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