Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (19 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 10AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 19). An 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 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3102 | 2655 | 2359 | 1565 | 1204 | 951 | 803 | 803 | 2314 | 1891 | 2423 | 2418 | 2266 | 2233 | 1857 | 1360 | 1121 | 1027 | 955 | 853 | 1439 | 1660 | 1707 | 1839 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:55AM2.21m | 3:34PM2.11m | 3:51AM2.12m | 4:30PM2.01m | 4:48AM2.01m | 5:26PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.05m | 9:42PM0.28m | 10:13AM0.16m | 10:39PM0.35m | 11:10AM0.28m | 11:37PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 3102 | 2655 | 2359 | 1565 | 1204 | 807 | 705 | 803 | — | 700 | 319 | 395 | — | — | — | 264 | 264 | 306 | 232 | 309 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1839 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 19 | 125 | 239 | 951 | 803 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | W 24 | S 10 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 101 | 188 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 767 | 2314 | 1891 | 2423 | 2418 | 2266 | 2233 | 1857 | 1360 | 1121 | 1027 | 955 | 853 | 1439 | 1660 | 1707 | 811 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 147 | 159 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 137 | 159 | 137 | 137 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 137 | 137 | 31 | 13 |
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