Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porridge today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porridge at 10PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porridge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 585 | 1065 | 1062 | 1082 | 1401 | 1709 | 3066 | 3372 | 4270 | 5295 | 7954 | 7856 | 7802 | 7119 | 6437 | 5403 | 4555 | 3911 | 3324 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28PM1.69m | 8:08AM1.67m | 8:28PM1.69m | 9:09AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.69m | 1:54AM0.64m | 2:22PM0.73m | 2:53AM0.63m | 3:19PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 585 | 1065 | 1062 | 1082 | 738 | 544 | 3066 | 3372 | 4270 | 5295 | — | — | — | 7119 | 6437 | 5403 | 4555 | 3911 | 3324 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | W 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1401 | 1709 | — | — | — | 3023 | 7954 | 7856 | 7802 | 4026 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 159 | 293 | 159 | 159 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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