Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 16 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 237 | 108 | 82 | 52 | 26 | 449 | 183 | 99 | 54 | 105 | 108 | 444 | 704 | 880 | 328 | 247 | 155 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:31PM1.53m | 00:51AM1.41m | 1:15PM1.53m | 1:35AM1.43m | 1:59PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.39m | 6:53AM0.35m | 7:27PM0.36m | 7:37AM0.32m | 8:10PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | NE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 17 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 7 |
| kJ | 140 | 237 | 108 | 82 | 52 | 9 | 247 | 183 | 99 | 45 | 25 | 108 | 184 | 389 | 417 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 105 | 8 | 107 | 147 | 99 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 10 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | 144 | 449 | — | — | — | 3 | 34 | 444 | 704 | 880 | 328 | 247 | 155 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 96 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 27 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 |
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