Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 7PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 15 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 228 | 224 | 176 | 173 | 133 | 130 | 125 | 98 | 99 | 96 | 88 | 61 | 600 | 1060 | 3188 | 4755 | 1960 | 1677 | 1365 | 887 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18PM1.61m | 5:36AM1.47m | 6:01PM1.61m | 6:19AM1.46m | 6:43PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM0.27m | 11:36PM0.31m | 11:44AM0.26m | 00:20AM0.29m | 12:28PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 284 | 228 | 224 | 176 | 173 | 133 | 130 | 125 | 98 | 99 | 96 | 88 | 61 | 40 | 78 | 1736 | 2268 | 1960 | 1677 | 1365 | 887 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 51 | 25 | 10 | 24 | 54 | 53 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 57 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 142 | 288 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 16 | E 18 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 10 |
| kJ | 82 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 58 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 13 | WSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 50 | 4 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 102 | 600 | 1060 | 3188 | 4755 | 16 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 54 | 54 | 27 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 176 | 179 | 179 | 81 | 55 | 81 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
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