Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 10PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 53 | 81 | 39 | 38 | 30 | 29 | 233 | 323 | 488 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:25AM1.48m | 12:55PM1.54m | 1:13AM1.45m | 1:42PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.35m | 6:34AM0.31m | 7:07PM0.38m | 7:20AM0.33m | 7:54PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 53 | 81 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 253 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 4 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 34 | 61 | 170 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 42 | 13 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | 103 | 233 | 323 | 488 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 73 | 73 | 359 | 357 | 73 | 73 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 89 | 89 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
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