Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s 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 (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 12 | W 16 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 679 | 440 | 309 | 233 | 217 | 181 | 225 | 225 | 280 | 491 | 833 | 3857 | 9888 | 11609 | 9618 | 8281 | 6742 | 5685 | 4746 | 4140 | 3887 | 3593 | 3720 | 2602 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50AM2.16m | 11:06PM2.21m | 11:46AM2.24m | 00:00AM2.29m | 12:39PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.13m | 5:01PM0.27m | 5:29AM0.01m | 5:55PM0.19m | 6:22AM-0.07m | 6:46PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 679 | 440 | 309 | 233 | 217 | 94 | 117 | 117 | 210 | 350 | 833 | — | — | — | — | 8281 | 6742 | 5685 | 4746 | 4140 | 3887 | 3593 | 3720 | 2602 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 24 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 4 | 42 | 45 | 181 | 225 | 225 | 218 | 100 | 612 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 23 | SW 23 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 21 | 21 | 24 | 81 | 78 | 221 | 280 | 491 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | W 16 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3857 | 9888 | 11609 | 9618 | 4227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 532 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 137 | 137 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 24 |
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