Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 3PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 55 | 72 | 64 | 56 | 38 | 17 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 54 | 81 | 68 | 266 | 190 | 190 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.60m | 5:00AM1.66m | 5:23PM1.63m | 5:50AM1.73m | 6:14PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.21m | 10:45PM0.17m | 11:14AM0.17m | 11:34PM0.14m | 12:08PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | SSE 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 4 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 53 | 3 | 50 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 56 | 38 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 54 | 81 | 68 | 137 | 190 | 190 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | ENE 4 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 13 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 15 | 51 | 1 | 55 | 72 | 64 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | E 15 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | WNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 79 | 266 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 73 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 86 |
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