Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 4PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12940 | 11362 | 10836 | 9716 | 4355 | 6013 | 4455 | 3813 | 3545 | 3496 | 3512 | 3582 | 3582 | 3582 | 3338 | 2948 | 2734 | 2496 | 2209 | 1944 | 1830 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06PM2.14m | 3:23AM2.15m | 3:54PM2.03m | 4:13AM2.01m | 4:43PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.02m | 9:14PM0.21m | 9:42AM0.15m | 10:04PM0.30m | 10:31AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 12940 | 11362 | 24 | 21 | 4355 | 6013 | 4455 | 3813 | 3545 | 3496 | 3512 | 3582 | 3582 | 3582 | 3338 | 2948 | 2734 | 2496 | 2209 | 1944 | 1830 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 55 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 263 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | S 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5372 | — | 10836 | 9716 | 1527 | 20 | 2482 | 1994 | 1822 | 1637 | 1637 | 1667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 24 | 137 | 193 | 193 | 160 | 159 | 137 | 137 | 13 | 137 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
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