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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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | SSE 16 | |
242 | 210 | 191 | 169 | 123 | 82 | 80 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 20 | 39 | 35 | 182 | 105 | 192 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 1:47AM1.66m | 2:14PM1.59m | 2:35AM1.62m | 3:02PM1.59m | 3:22AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32PM0.18m | 8:03AM0.17m | 8:24PM0.21m | 8:51AM0.19m | 9:14PM0.24m | 9:36AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 13 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | SSE 8 |
242 | 210 | 191 | 169 | 123 | 82 | 80 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 91 | 89 | 192 | 120 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 39 | 12 | 35 | 105 | 186 | 392 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | SE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 36 | 182 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
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