Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 218 | 179 | 153 | 119 | 113 | 88 | 80 | 53 | 51 | 36 | 34 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.64m | 7:29AM1.65m | 7:53PM1.57m | 8:21AM1.61m | 8:45PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.17m | 1:48PM0.21m | 2:09AM0.22m | 2:40PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 223 | 218 | 179 | 153 | 119 | 113 | 88 | 80 | 53 | 51 | 27 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 4 | SSE 15 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 36 | 20 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | ENE 3 | SSE 15 | ENE 4 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NW 2 | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 34 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 44 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 96 | 73 | 73 |
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