Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 5PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2734 | 2496 | 2209 | 1944 | 1753 | 1551 | 966 | 658 | 753 | 1223 | 1680 | 1538 | 1616 | 1693 | 1603 | 1747 | 2038 | 1989 | 1929 | 1733 | 1420 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:43PM1.92m | 5:06AM1.87m | 5:34PM1.82m | 6:03AM1.76m | 6:29PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.31m | 10:56PM0.41m | 11:23AM0.46m | 11:52PM0.52m | 12:19PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2734 | 2496 | 2209 | 1944 | 1753 | 1551 | 966 | 658 | 540 | 379 | — | — | — | — | 1603 | 1747 | 2038 | 1989 | 1929 | 1733 | 1420 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 216 | 271 | 136 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 12 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 459 | 753 | 1223 | 1680 | 1538 | 1616 | 1693 | 909 | 905 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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