Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 9PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1960 | 1760 | 1420 | 1197 | 947 | 847 | 1070 | 1278 | 1145 | 972 | 1160 | 1277 | 1530 | 1424 | 2895 | 4139 | 4435 | 5410 | 7446 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:29PM1.74m | 7:04AM1.69m | 7:28PM1.69m | 8:08AM1.67m | 8:28PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.60m | 1:20PM0.69m | 1:54AM0.64m | 2:22PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  |  |  | | | |  | |  | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1960 | 1760 | 1420 | 1197 | 947 | 847 | 1070 | 1278 | 1145 | 972 | 1160 | 1277 | 1530 | 1424 | 2895 | 4139 | 4435 | 5410 | 7446 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 505 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2647 | 2955 | 3888 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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