Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 86 | 96 | 77 | 80 | 110 | 211 | 195 | 240 | 192 | 167 | 147 | 153 | 156 | 389 | 194 | 283 | 708 | 1377 | 1505 | 1279 | 891 | 575 | 405 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:57AM1.76m | 6:30PM1.96m | 6:55AM1.75m | 7:27PM1.93m | 7:54AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.01m | 12:11PM-0.05m | 00:54AM0.00m | 1:10PM-0.04m | 1:51AM0.01m | 2:08PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 86 | 86 | 96 | 77 | 80 | 110 | 111 | 195 | 240 | 192 | 167 | 147 | 153 | 156 | 191 | 194 | 156 | 708 | 1377 | 1505 | 1279 | 891 | 575 | 405 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | — | — | E 20 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 41 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 51 | 77 | 118 | 111 | 107 | 127 | 97 | 79 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 146 | 283 | 153 | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | SW 2 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | SW 2 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 211 | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | 1 | 389 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 7 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 86 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 |
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