Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 11PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1651 | 1474 | 1384 | 1053 | 1012 | 870 | 857 | 561 | 823 | 394 | 846 | 749 | 647 | 596 | 596 | 641 | 689 | 2309 | 2416 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:12PM1.79m | 10:46AM1.82m | 10:55PM1.87m | 11:27AM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.66m | 4:32AM0.50m | 4:53PM0.59m | 5:14AM0.42m | 5:33PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1651 | 1474 | 1384 | 1053 | 1012 | 870 | 857 | 561 | 823 | 394 | 26 | 749 | 647 | 596 | 596 | 641 | 689 | 2309 | 2416 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 13 | SW 10 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 273 | 175 | 172 | 152 | 157 | 7 | 298 | — | 26 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 100 | 424 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | WSW 16 | — | SW 16 | — | S 14 | WSW 18 | S 14 | SSE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 26 | — | 10 | — | 4 | 31 | 4 | 17 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 851 | 771 | 37 | 47 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 846 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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