Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 41 | 65 | 355 | 350 | 215 | 194 | 169 | 132 | 96 | 75 | 56 | 68 | 65 | 42 | 48 | 53 | 105 | 103 | 81 | 92 | 188 | 151 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:50AM1.73m | 6:14PM1.65m | 6:43AM1.79m | 7:08PM1.66m | 7:37AM1.83m | 8:03PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.14m | 12:08PM0.14m | 00:26AM0.11m | 1:04PM0.12m | 1:21AM0.09m | 2:01PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NNE 5 | NE 9 | S 6 | S 8 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 65 | 163 | 196 | 1 | 194 | 169 | 132 | 96 | 75 | 56 | 68 | 65 | 42 | 24 | 53 | 105 | 103 | 81 | 92 | 117 | 55 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NE 9 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 7 | E 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 41 | 5 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 48 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 151 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 10 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NW 3 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | — | NE 6 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 24 | 2 | 66 | 355 | 350 | 215 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 84 | 188 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 380 | 81 | 0 | 54 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 54 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 44 | 89 | 101 | 28 | 27 |
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