Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 5AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3371 | 2986 | 2629 | 2410 | 1911 | 1835 | 1408 | 3825 | 3630 | 3456 | 3460 | 3460 | 3460 | 3156 | 2997 | 2720 | 2238 | 1953 | 1927 | 1670 | 1504 | 1265 | 1048 | 1033 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.84m | 7:36AM1.88m | 8:04PM1.90m | 8:44AM1.96m | 9:07PM1.99m | 9:49AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.46m | 1:56PM0.48m | 2:28AM0.37m | 3:01PM0.44m | 3:32AM0.26m | 4:03PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 3371 | 2986 | 2629 | 2410 | 1911 | 1835 | 1408 | 3825 | 3630 | 3456 | 3460 | 3460 | 3460 | 3156 | 2997 | 2720 | 2238 | 1953 | 1927 | 1670 | 1504 | 1265 | 1048 | 1033 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 14 | SSE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 222 | 664 | 1336 | 561 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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