Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 9PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | 55 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 22 | 48 | 50 | 157 | 255 | 443 | 487 | 407 | 349 | 608 | 599 | 833 | 903 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.53m | 6:11PM1.60m | 6:33AM1.55m | 6:56PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.25m | 11:58AM0.22m | 00:28AM0.23m | 12:47PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
57 | 55 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 50 | 157 | 50 | 258 | 487 | 407 | 349 | 608 | 599 | 833 | 903 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
25 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 255 | 443 | 243 | 177 | 217 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
44 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 14 | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 54 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 73 |
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