
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
609 | 431 | 353 | 444 | 380 | 349 | 313 | 256 | 227 | 218 | 166 | 153 | 119 | 113 | 88 | 80 | 53 | 37 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:38AM1.67m | 7:02PM1.64m | 7:29AM1.65m | 7:53PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.12m | 12:56PM0.16m | 1:19AM0.17m | 1:48PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 |
609 | 431 | 353 | 444 | 380 | 349 | 313 | 256 | 227 | 218 | 166 | 153 | 119 | 113 | 88 | 80 | 53 | 37 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 |
175 | 151 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 68 | 68 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SE 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 44 | 27 | 1 |
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