Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 9AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | S 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1184 | 2344 | 4409 | 1731 | 1649 | 1313 | 943 | 718 | 604 | 436 | 353 | 679 | 627 | 464 | 407 | 407 | 378 | 299 | 227 | 161 | 121 | 554 | 706 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:19AM1.46m | 6:43PM1.59m | 7:03AM1.46m | 7:26PM1.57m | 7:48AM1.47m | 8:11PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.29m | 12:28PM0.26m | 1:03AM0.28m | 1:14PM0.26m | 1:46AM0.28m | 2:00PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | -2 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 1076 | 2071 | 1731 | 1649 | 1313 | 943 | 718 | 604 | 436 | 353 | 679 | 627 | 464 | 407 | 407 | 378 | 299 | 227 | 161 | 112 | 554 | 706 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSE 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 16 | E 16 | S 23 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 188 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 217 | 288 | 295 | 290 | 253 | 208 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 74 | 71 | 53 | 112 | 121 | 86 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ESE 15 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 144 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 65 | 123 | 117 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | S 3 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1184 | 2344 | 4409 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 6 | 11 | 222 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 27 | 85 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Port Robinson surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest