Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 9PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 823 | 394 | 521 | 831 | 647 | 610 | 628 | 720 | 903 | 2717 | 2626 | 2626 | 2705 | 2976 | 2707 | 2598 | 2348 | 2088 | 2026 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:55PM1.87m | 11:27AM1.89m | 11:35PM1.94m | 12:04PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.59m | 5:14AM0.42m | 5:33PM0.51m | 5:53AM0.34m | 6:10PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 823 | 298 | 521 | 26 | 647 | 610 | 628 | 720 | 903 | 2717 | 2626 | 2626 | 2705 | 2976 | 2707 | 2598 | 2348 | 2088 | 2026 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SE 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 100 | 387 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 6 | WSW 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 394 | 116 | 831 | — | 347 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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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