
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 43 | 44 | 29 | 37 | 55 | 58 | 132 | 193 | 219 | 372 | 359 | 463 | 554 | 740 | 844 | 929 | 917 | 883 | 879 | 867 | 845 | 1488 | 2519 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:13PM1.95m | 5:37AM1.76m | 6:09PM1.93m | 6:33AM1.74m | 7:04PM1.89m | 7:30AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.01m | 11:51AM-0.06m | 00:31AM0.01m | 12:48PM-0.03m | 1:27AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 16 | E 16 | S 7 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 23 |
25 | 43 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 55 | 58 | 132 | 193 | 43 | 372 | 359 | 463 | 554 | 740 | 844 | 929 | 917 | 883 | 879 | 867 | 845 | 811 | 2519 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 17 | NE 7 | SSW 3 | S 6 | ESE 17 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 23 | ESE 14 |
14 | 10 | 29 | 18 | 37 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 219 | 45 | 63 | 308 | 534 | 463 | 312 | 243 | 231 | 119 | 96 | 63 | 56 | 1488 | 687 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | ENE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 16 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 8 | S 8 |
69 | 30 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 46 | 2 | 181 | 177 | — | 222 | 113 | 45 | 46 | 69 | 140 | 34 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | W 3 | SSW 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)












