
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
183 | 263 | 256 | 210 | 214 | 218 | 186 | 190 | 194 | 190 | 186 | 154 | 148 | 103 | 76 | 133 | 66 | 70 | 59 | 35 | 26 | 28 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:47AM1.76m | 00:14AM1.61m | 12:45PM1.76m | 1:12AM1.62m | 1:42PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.13m | 6:08PM0.15m | 6:25AM0.12m | 7:04PM0.14m | 7:22AM0.11m | 8:00PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
126 | 263 | 256 | 210 | 214 | 218 | 186 | 190 | 194 | 190 | 186 | 154 | 148 | 103 | 76 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 59 | 35 | 13 | 28 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 18 | E 15 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
183 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 73 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 12 | E 18 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | S 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | E 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
5 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 26 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 42 | 66 | 133 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 86 | 101 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 28 | 117 | 118 | 117 | 44 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 44 | 0 |
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