Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 5PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2244 | 2178 | 1968 | 1939 | 1909 | 1990 | 2053 | 2571 | 2885 | 2926 | 2670 | 2708 | 2506 | 2202 | 1922 | 1686 | 1429 | 1308 | 1200 | 1011 | 919 | 757 | 784 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.87m | 11:14PM1.89m | 11:46AM1.91m | 11:55PM1.93m | 12:26PM1.94m | 00:34AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.56m | 5:33AM0.41m | 5:53PM0.53m | 6:13AM0.37m | 6:33PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2244 | 2178 | 1968 | 1939 | 1909 | 1990 | 2053 | 2571 | 2885 | 2926 | 2670 | 2708 | 2506 | 2202 | 1922 | 1686 | 1429 | 1308 | 1200 | 1011 | 919 | 757 | 784 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | SW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 346 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 137 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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