Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 3PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 307 | 268 | 232 | 183 | 156 | 149 | 113 | 141 | 140 | 278 | 376 | 438 | 613 | 709 | 522 | 202 | 202 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.87m | 3:26AM1.71m | 3:59PM1.89m | 4:21AM1.73m | 4:52PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.03m | 9:22PM0.08m | 9:39AM-0.01m | 10:18PM0.05m | 10:35AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 307 | 268 | 232 | 183 | 156 | 149 | 113 | 99 | 99 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 395 | 346 | 272 | 202 | 202 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 10 | S 16 | E 14 | S 20 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 20 | — | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | — | 8 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 61 | 106 | 141 | 140 | 278 | 376 | 438 | 613 | 709 | 522 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 86 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 135 | 86 | 28 | 28 | 176 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 27 | 0 |
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