Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 5PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2587 | 2130 | 1949 | 3618 | 3810 | 3355 | 3599 | 1427 | 1208 | 1037 | 920 | 846 | 784 | 676 | 543 | 480 | 392 | 251 | 441 | 296 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:36AM1.49m | 8:58PM1.54m | 9:26AM1.52m | 9:49PM1.53m | 10:20AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM0.28m | 3:17AM0.26m | 3:41PM0.28m | 4:06AM0.24m | 4:35PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1720 | 1952 | 1818 | 1609 | 1427 | 1208 | 1037 | 920 | 846 | 784 | 676 | 543 | 480 | 392 | 251 | 441 | 296 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | S 10 | E 17 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 57 | 125 | 6 | 108 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 14 | 142 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2587 | 2130 | 1949 | 3618 | 3810 | 3355 | 3599 | 12 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 81 | 81 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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