Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 21s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 12AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 21s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2715 | 2177 | 1644 | 1050 | 1015 | 902 | 696 | 688 | 487 | 481 | 518 | 629 | 759 | 1790 | 2265 | 2837 | 2293 | 1852 | 1553 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:59PM1.82m | 8:27AM1.68m | 8:54PM1.74m | 9:24AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.05m | 2:41PM0.08m | 3:15AM0.09m | 3:37PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 2715 | 2177 | 1644 | 1050 | 1015 | 902 | 696 | 688 | 487 | 481 | 518 | 629 | 759 | 1790 | 2265 | 2837 | 2293 | 1852 | 1553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 659 | 512 | 504 | 497 | 415 | 415 | 331 | 326 | 321 | 86 | 99 | 101 | 101 | 167 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 111 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 24 | — | SE 22 | SSE 22 | — | — | — | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 222 | — | 382 | 183 | — | — | — | 113 | 261 | 220 | 169 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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