Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 1PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6728 | 5457 | 4736 | 4196 | 3887 | 3529 | 4083 | 4439 | 6615 | 6343 | 6809 | 7308 | 8797 | 9207 | 8937 | 8319 | 8788 | 8305 | 7063 | 6040 | 5855 | 5890 | 6363 | 5676 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:39PM2.28m | 00:52AM2.33m | 1:29PM2.27m | 1:43AM2.32m | 2:18PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM-0.07m | 6:46PM0.14m | 7:14AM-0.10m | 7:36PM0.12m | 8:04AM-0.07m | 8:25PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 6728 | 5457 | 4736 | 4196 | 3887 | 3529 | 4083 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5676 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2422 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4439 | 6615 | 6343 | 6809 | 7308 | 8797 | 9207 | 8937 | 8319 | 8788 | 8305 | 7063 | 6040 | 5855 | 5890 | 6363 | 3256 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 154 | 137 | 232 | 232 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 31 | 193 | 193 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 154 |
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