Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 747 | 780 | 752 | 783 | 786 | 725 | 755 | 815 | 804 | 1175 | 996 | 967 | 967 | 1108 | 998 | 935 | 833 | 980 | 1065 | 1030 | 916 | 778 | 671 | 666 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.52m | 10:42AM1.49m | 11:03PM1.53m | 11:35AM1.56m | 11:57PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.27m | 4:52PM0.29m | 5:19AM0.24m | 5:47PM0.27m | 6:10AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 747 | 780 | 752 | 783 | 786 | 725 | 755 | 815 | 804 | 1175 | 996 | 967 | 967 | 1108 | 998 | 935 | 833 | 980 | 1065 | 1030 | 916 | 778 | 671 | 666 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 42 | 214 | 148 | 88 | 70 | 71 | 18 | 61 | 60 | 86 | 129 | 51 | 176 | 95 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 126 | 120 | 117 | 168 | 53 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 22 | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 41 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 18 | 33 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 32 | 37 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 357 | 288 | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 77 | 118 | 223 | 335 | 327 | 266 | 271 | 159 | 138 | 46 | 73 | 418 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 81 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 180 | 81 | 179 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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