Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 7AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2308 | 551 | 321 | 213 | 166 | 131 | 140 | 250 | 116 | 80 | 57 | 17 | 548 | 228 | 108 | 62 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:05AM1.41m | 12:31PM1.53m | 00:51AM1.41m | 1:15PM1.53m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.37m | 6:43PM0.39m | 6:53AM0.35m | 7:27PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 2308 | 551 | 321 | 213 | 166 | 131 | 140 | 250 | 116 | 80 | 57 | 17 | 355 | 228 | 108 | 62 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 417 | 237 | 147 | 99 | 93 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | S 6 | S 8 | — | NE 6 | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | — | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | 203 | 548 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 96 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
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