Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (29 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 10PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2795 | 2541 | 2390 | 2202 | 1922 | 1686 | 1429 | 1200 | 1200 | 1011 | 1151 | 680 | 623 | 722 | 535 | 610 | 560 | 659 | 633 | 681 | 547 | 855 | 973 | 1083 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:55PM1.93m | 12:26PM1.94m | 00:34AM1.95m | 1:04PM1.94m | 1:12AM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.53m | 6:13AM0.37m | 6:33PM0.50m | 6:53AM0.34m | 7:11PM0.48m | 7:31AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 2795 | 2541 | 2390 | 2202 | 1922 | 1686 | 1429 | 1200 | 1200 | 1011 | 1151 | 680 | 623 | 722 | 535 | 610 | 560 | 659 | 633 | 681 | 547 | 855 | 973 | 1083 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 13 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 91 | 45 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 131 | 99 | 257 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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