Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 5PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
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 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1429 | 1200 | 1200 | 1011 | 946 | 757 | 623 | 722 | 535 | 620 | 464 | 376 | 604 | 681 | 433 | 748 | 841 | 957 | 1074 | 946 | 617 | 418 | 219 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:26PM1.94m | 00:34AM1.95m | 1:04PM1.94m | 1:12AM1.96m | 1:42PM1.93m | 1:50AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.37m | 6:33PM0.50m | 6:53AM0.34m | 7:11PM0.48m | 7:31AM0.33m | 7:48PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 1429 | 1200 | 1200 | 1011 | 946 | 757 | 623 | 722 | 535 | 620 | 464 | 376 | 604 | 681 | 433 | 748 | 841 | 957 | 1074 | 946 | 617 | 418 | 242 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 13 | W 6 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 57 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 131 | 71 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | 217 | 208 | 219 | 175 |
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 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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