Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 4PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 28 | 101 | 65 | 423 | 497 | 225 | 235 | 220 | 181 | 106 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.63m | 5:50AM1.73m | 6:14PM1.65m | 6:43AM1.79m | 7:08PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.17m | 11:34PM0.14m | 12:08PM0.14m | 00:26AM0.11m | 1:04PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | NE 10 | S 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | NE 6 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 101 | 65 | 199 | 201 | 1 | 235 | 220 | 181 | 106 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 9 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 7 | E 14 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 10 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | SE 11 | NE 9 | S 15 | E 15 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 67 | 423 | 497 | 225 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 44 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 380 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
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