Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 7AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3456 | 3095 | 2838 | 2313 | 2094 | 5104 | 4988 | 4375 | 3371 | 2986 | 2629 | 2410 | 1911 | 1835 | 1621 | 3825 | 3630 | 3685 | 3594 | 3460 | 3237 | 3035 | 2791 | 2580 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.82m | 6:29AM1.84m | 7:00PM1.84m | 7:36AM1.88m | 8:04PM1.90m | 8:44AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.51m | 12:50PM0.49m | 1:22AM0.46m | 1:56PM0.48m | 2:28AM0.37m | 3:01PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 3456 | 3095 | 2838 | 2313 | 1879 | 5104 | 4988 | 4375 | 3371 | 2986 | 2629 | 2410 | 1911 | 1835 | 1621 | 3825 | 3630 | 3685 | 3594 | 3460 | 3237 | 3035 | 2791 | 2580 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 308 | 458 | 1024 | 1840 | 2094 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 222 | 664 | 1336 | 527 | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 19 | SE 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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