Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 5PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 2.1m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3545 | 3496 | 3512 | 3582 | 3709 | 3709 | 3463 | 3107 | 2734 | 2496 | 2209 | 1944 | 1830 | 1551 | 966 | 658 | 595 | 1074 | 1319 | 1510 | 1575 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:54PM2.03m | 4:13AM2.01m | 4:43PM1.92m | 5:06AM1.87m | 5:34PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.15m | 10:04PM0.30m | 10:31AM0.31m | 10:56PM0.41m | 11:23AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 3545 | 3496 | 3512 | 3582 | 3709 | 3709 | 3463 | 3107 | 2734 | 2496 | 2209 | 1944 | 1830 | 1551 | 966 | 282 | 540 | 335 | 361 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | W 7 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 113 | 658 | 169 | 26 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1822 | 1797 | 1797 | 1826 | 1667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 595 | 1074 | 1319 | 1510 | 1575 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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