Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 12AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 86 | 23 | 40 | 54 | 131 | 37 | 585 | 1261 | 1317 | 1202 | 1528 | 1421 | 1361 | 1810 | 1596 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 8:22PM1.52m | 8:48AM1.61m | 9:12PM1.48m | 9:37AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.28m | 3:10PM0.31m | 3:22AM0.32m | 3:59PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 86 | 18 | 40 | 54 | 9 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1191 | 1014 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | S 10 | SSE 7 | S 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 6 | SW 2 | SW 3 | S 7 | SSW 5 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 131 | 84 | 585 | 1261 | 1317 | 1202 | 1528 | 1421 | 1361 | 1810 | 1596 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 89 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 238 | 179 | 84 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 84 | 75 |
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