Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 7PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 568 | 1647 | 1985 | 1824 | 1724 | 1674 | 1674 | 1909 | 2038 | 1989 | 1929 | 1815 | 1550 | 1197 | 947 | 847 | 851 | 1054 | 1056 | 1065 | 1174 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.82m | 6:03AM1.76m | 6:29PM1.74m | 7:04AM1.69m | 7:28PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.46m | 11:52PM0.52m | 12:19PM0.60m | 00:52AM0.60m | 1:20PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 568 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 1909 | 2038 | 1989 | 1929 | 1815 | 1550 | 1197 | 947 | 847 | 851 | 1054 | 1056 | 1065 | 1174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
| kJ | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | — | NNW 3 | W 12 |
| kJ | 599 | 1647 | 1985 | 1824 | 1724 | 1674 | 1674 | 1009 | 1058 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 660 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 147 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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