Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 12AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 293 | 707 | 1288 | 1315 | 1323 | 1507 | 1276 | 1093 | 961 | 1288 | 1207 | 688 | 553 | 400 | 645 | 300 | 163 | 118 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:12PM1.48m | 9:37AM1.58m | 10:02PM1.45m | 10:27AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.32m | 3:59PM0.34m | 4:10AM0.35m | 4:47PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 893 | 783 | 688 | 553 | 400 | 343 | 300 | 163 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 16 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 89 | 24 | 187 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 82 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 108 | 244 | 24 | 82 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 293 | 707 | 1288 | 1315 | 1323 | 1507 | 1276 | 1093 | 961 | 1288 | 1207 | — | — | — | 645 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 180 | 179 | 84 | 84 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 186 | 84 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 55 | 0 |
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