Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 57 | 166 | 195 | 152 | 118 | 83 | 55 | 48 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 21 | 48 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:24AM1.61m | 12:57PM1.78m | 1:21AM1.64m | 1:53PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.18m | 6:35AM0.12m | 7:14PM0.15m | 7:31AM0.08m | 8:10PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | S 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 57 | 25 | 11 | 152 | 118 | 83 | 55 | 48 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 38 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 48 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 116 | 11 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 4 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 6 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | E 10 | S 13 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 13 | — | S 21 |
| kJ | 10 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | NE 3 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 166 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 20 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 44 | 84 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 46 | 44 | 96 | 101 | 86 | 77 | 44 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 101 | 44 | 27 |
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