Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 1PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
233 | 395 | 379 | 500 | 344 | 302 | 400 | 294 | 217 | 188 | 151 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 128 | 133 | 204 | 261 | 1084 | 734 | 1268 | 4063 | 4805 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.69m | 7:31PM1.73m | 7:59AM1.66m | 8:24PM1.65m | 8:53AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.06m | 1:21PM0.08m | 1:51AM0.10m | 2:15PM0.14m | 2:43AM0.15m | 3:09PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
61 | 66 | 50 | 327 | 71 | 267 | 272 | 222 | 217 | 188 | 151 | 102 | 86 | 69 | 128 | 133 | 204 | 125 | 489 | 71 | 48 | 1812 | 1513 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | SSE 19 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | E 10 | SE 14 |
151 | 102 | 103 | 72 | 197 | 71 | 240 | 63 | 85 | 64 | 85 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 64 | 57 | 18 | 18 | 94 | 17 | 8 | 33 | 816 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | SSE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 10 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 203 | 15 | 15 | 69 | 234 | 201 | 140 | 133 | 23 | 15 | 27 | 57 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 7 | — | — | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
233 | 395 | 379 | 500 | 344 | 302 | 400 | 294 | 91 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 53 | 261 | 1084 | 734 | 1268 | 4063 | 4805 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 181 | 81 | 84 | 180 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 81 | 75 | 179 | 176 | 179 | 84 |
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