Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 5AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6474 | 4114 | 2612 | 1839 | 1326 | 954 | 800 | 976 | 1144 | 1146 | 725 | 1152 | 1044 | 1138 | 1484 | 1338 | 9379 | 9784 | 3513 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:23AM2.04m | 1:50PM2.00m | 1:59AM2.04m | 2:25PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.35m | 7:41AM0.21m | 7:56PM0.34m | 8:16AM0.23m | 8:32PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | -5 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 24 | SW 23 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SSE 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SSE 11 | WSW 19 | — | — | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 21 | 1839 | 1326 | 954 | 800 | 38 | 39 | 95 | 133 | 9 | 136 | 251 | 12 | 1338 | — | — | 3513 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | 18 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 13 | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6474 | 4114 | 2612 | 782 | — | — | 437 | 976 | 1144 | 1146 | 725 | 1152 | 1044 | 1138 | 1484 | 1291 | 9379 | 9784 | 2134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 502 | 655 | 271 | 271 | 232 | 160 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 193 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 193 | 193 | 194 | 194 |
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