Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 168 | 168 | 164 | 164 | 145 | 126 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 90 | 90 | 75 | 84 | 71 | 92 | 106 | 126 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.60m | 1:11PM1.77m | 1:34AM1.64m | 2:08PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.21m | 6:48AM0.13m | 7:28PM0.17m | 7:45AM0.08m | 8:25PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 204 | 168 | 168 | 164 | 164 | 145 | 110 | 47 | 75 | 76 | 90 | 90 | 75 | 84 | 71 | 92 | 106 | 126 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 44 | 75 | 26 | 11 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 56 | 77 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | E 13 | SE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 113 | 126 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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