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Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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Port Robinson surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Port Robinson today?
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | |
126 | 81 | 45 | 37 | 25 | 99 | 103 | 73 | 75 | 237 | 397 | 512 | 422 | 714 | 263 | 361 | 298 | 214 | 198 | 173 | 135 | 115 | 82 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.75m | 12:29PM1.61m | 00:56AM1.70m | 1:23PM1.60m | 1:47AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.12m | 6:20AM0.13m | 6:38PM0.15m | 7:13AM0.15m | 7:32PM0.18m | 8:03AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
126 | 44 | 42 | 37 | 21 | 99 | 103 | 73 | 75 | 237 | 397 | 512 | 422 | 714 | 101 | 361 | 298 | 214 | 198 | 173 | 135 | 115 | 82 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 11 | E 10 | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — |
47 | 81 | 45 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 150 | 2 | 263 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 17 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | E 9 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 73 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
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