Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 8PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4618 | 3680 | 3111 | 2752 | 2383 | 1995 | 1820 | 1657 | 1458 | 1182 | 1384 | 954 | 1170 | 686 | 1018 | 671 | 656 | 387 | 442 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23PM1.73m | 10:01AM1.75m | 10:12PM1.79m | 10:46AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.71m | 3:46AM0.58m | 4:09PM0.66m | 4:32AM0.50m | 4:53PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 4618 | 3680 | 3111 | 2752 | 2383 | 1995 | 1820 | 1657 | 1458 | 1182 | 1384 | 954 | 1170 | 686 | 1018 | 671 | 656 | 387 | 442 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | W 12 | SE 13 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 273 | 7 | 12 | 116 | 157 | 151 | 328 | 220 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | 26 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 915 | — | 15 | 43 | 746 | 42 | 50 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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