
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
134 | 103 | 80 | 58 | 128 | 208 | 205 | 197 | 266 | 257 | 182 | 178 | 176 | 174 | 232 | 371 | 619 | 834 | 1302 | 2254 | 2716 | 2503 | 2058 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:10AM1.69m | 3:39PM1.82m | 4:03AM1.70m | 4:31PM1.79m | 4:55AM1.71m | 5:21PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.03m | 9:58PM0.07m | 10:17AM0.04m | 10:49PM0.07m | 11:10AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
134 | 103 | 80 | 58 | 128 | 104 | 84 | 64 | 48 | 25 | 182 | 178 | 176 | 174 | 232 | 371 | 619 | 834 | 1302 | 2254 | 2716 | 2503 | 2058 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
4 | 26 | 50 | 49 | 42 | 30 | 205 | 197 | 266 | 257 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 8 | SE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — |
30 | 4 | 19 | 45 | 48 | 148 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | WSW 3 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 11 | 75 | 7 | 208 | 168 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 214 | 208 | 46 |
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