Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 3AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1112 | 1129 | 1147 | 1120 | 3417 | 2078 | 2682 | 4201 | 3456 | 2907 | 2838 | 2151 | 2117 | 4930 | 4530 | 4108 | 3237 | 2986 | 2629 | 2410 | 1911 | 1690 | 1427 | 1837 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:28AM1.83m | 6:01PM1.82m | 6:29AM1.84m | 7:00PM1.84m | 7:36AM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.52m | 11:48AM0.47m | 00:17AM0.51m | 12:50PM0.49m | 1:22AM0.46m | 1:56PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1112 | 1129 | 1147 | 966 | 3417 | 2078 | 2682 | 4201 | 3456 | 2907 | 2838 | 2151 | 1879 | 4930 | 4530 | 4108 | 3237 | 2986 | 2629 | 2410 | 1911 | 1690 | 1427 | 1161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 | SW 10 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 251 | 427 | 651 | 1120 | — | 1650 | 1156 | 54 | 308 | 458 | 1024 | 1840 | 2117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 220 | 664 | 1351 | 1837 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 24 | — | — | — | — | SE 19 | SE 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 20 | SE 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | — | 10 | 45 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 264 | 235 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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