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Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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Port Robinson surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Port Robinson today?
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | |
279 | 231 | 231 | 192 | 188 | 185 | 138 | 108 | 108 | 84 | 59 | 57 | 39 | 29 | 52 | 82 | 256 | 253 | 87 | 79 | 44 | 57 | 36 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:34AM1.66m | 10:05PM1.82m | 10:34AM1.64m | 11:04PM1.79m | 11:33AM1.63m | 00:01AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.07m | 4:27AM0.10m | 4:45PM0.09m | 5:25AM0.12m | 5:42PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | |
— | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | |
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Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
186 | 231 | 231 | 192 | 188 | 185 | 138 | 108 | 108 | 84 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 29 | 52 | 37 | 256 | 253 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 57 | 36 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SSE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | NE 5 | SSE 11 | E 8 |
279 | 135 | 142 | 122 | 83 | 65 | 63 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 59 | 57 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 82 | 13 | 13 | 87 | 79 | 44 | 1 | 25 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 8 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 17 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
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