Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 4PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 74 | 117 | 178 | 172 | 188 | 270 | 392 | 440 | 481 | 487 | 480 | 639 | 413 | 452 | 324 | 311 | 233 | 193 | 182 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.72m | 6:38PM1.80m | 7:05AM1.69m | 7:31PM1.73m | 7:59AM1.66m | 8:24PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.02m | 00:59AM0.06m | 1:21PM0.08m | 1:51AM0.10m | 2:15PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 77 | 74 | 82 | 99 | 87 | 73 | 82 | 66 | 51 | 72 | 72 | 270 | 414 | 413 | 346 | 324 | 311 | 233 | 193 | 135 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 59 | 59 | 117 | 178 | 172 | 157 | 151 | 102 | 103 | 203 | 197 | 72 | 240 | 208 | 61 | 60 | 63 | 109 | 113 | 182 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | — | 71 | 68 | 144 | 140 | 133 | 85 | 41 | 23 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | — | SSW 7 | W 3 | — | — | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 6 | 65 | 188 | 270 | 392 | 440 | 481 | 487 | 480 | 639 | 128 | 452 | — | 53 | 2 | — | — | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 85 | 88 | 84 | 84 | 44 | 84 | 81 | 180 | 180 | 179 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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