Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 1AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 846 | 843 | 547 | 311 | 180 | 180 | 151 | 113 | 82 | 75 | 96 | 427 | 371 | 164 | 214 | 511 | 700 | 832 | 1001 | 813 | 1406 | 1205 | 1752 | 1872 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:50AM1.95m | 2:20PM1.91m | 2:28AM1.92m | 2:57PM1.88m | 3:06AM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.47m | 8:09AM0.33m | 8:26PM0.47m | 8:46AM0.34m | 9:04PM0.49m | 9:25AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 846 | 843 | 547 | 311 | 110 | 209 | 232 | 334 | 318 | 329 | 250 | 427 | 371 | 284 | 251 | 511 | 700 | 832 | 896 | 554 | 1406 | 1205 | 1752 | 1872 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 217 | 208 | 180 | 180 | 151 | 113 | 82 | 75 | 96 | 103 | 146 | 164 | 201 | 178 | 207 | 189 | — | 813 | 620 | 678 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 21 | W 20 | NE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SE 11 | W 24 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | 17 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 60 | 38 | 22 | 148 | 214 | 3 | — | — | — | 292 | 4 | 11 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 7 | WSW 10 | — | — | SE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 338 | 598 | 587 | 1001 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 137 | 137 | 159 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40 |
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