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Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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Port Robinson surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Port Robinson today?
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 10PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
210 | 195 | 140 | 246 | 221 | 206 | 143 | 135 | 132 | 107 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 65 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:28AM1.68m | 3:59PM1.81m | 4:23AM1.71m | 4:54PM1.88m | 5:19AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.13m | 9:40AM0.07m | 10:16PM0.09m | 10:35AM0.03m | 11:15PM0.05m | 11:32AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
210 | 195 | 65 | 246 | 221 | 206 | 143 | 135 | 132 | 107 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SE 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
65 | 65 | 140 | 64 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 17 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 56 | 36 | 77 | 53 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 86 |
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