
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 10PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
390 | 543 | 744 | 763 | 793 | 1299 | 1769 | 1749 | 1608 | 1327 | 1278 | 1136 | 1150 | 1136 | 1041 | 856 | 856 | 926 | 796 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.67m | 7:31PM1.62m | 7:58AM1.70m | 8:23PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.17m | 1:24PM0.17m | 1:45AM0.16m | 2:19PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
390 | 89 | 744 | 763 | 793 | 1299 | 1769 | 1749 | 1608 | 1327 | 1278 | 1136 | 1150 | 1136 | 1041 | 856 | 856 | 926 | 796 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
92 | 90 | 87 | 62 | 58 | 59 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
— | 543 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 81 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 117 | 118 | 28 | 28 |
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