Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 10PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 793 | 2534 | 2626 | 2553 | 2890 | 2976 | 2707 | 2418 | 2348 | 2088 | 2026 | 1581 | 1295 | 1598 | 1475 | 1336 | 1267 | 1028 | 929 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:35PM1.94m | 12:04PM1.95m | 00:12AM1.99m | 12:40PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM0.51m | 5:53AM0.34m | 6:10PM0.44m | 6:30AM0.27m | 6:46PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 793 | 2534 | 2626 | 2553 | 2890 | 2976 | 2707 | 2418 | 2348 | 2088 | 2026 | 1581 | 1295 | 1598 | 1475 | 1336 | 1267 | 1028 | 929 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 489 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 545 | 532 | 91 | 218 | 289 | 454 | 322 | 380 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | W 24 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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