Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 10AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 170 | 170 | 117 | 116 | 57 | 100 | 177 | 184 | 135 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 68 | 53 | 38 | 39 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 105 | 150 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:00PM1.74m | 00:24AM1.61m | 12:57PM1.78m | 1:21AM1.64m | 1:53PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.15m | 6:17PM0.18m | 6:35AM0.12m | 7:14PM0.15m | 7:31AM0.08m | 8:10PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 4 | SSE 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 176 | 170 | 170 | 117 | 8 | 57 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 25 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 68 | 53 | 38 | 35 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 105 | 150 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 17 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 116 | 11 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 79 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | NE 5 | NE 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 16 | N 9 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 13 | — | S 21 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 131 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | N 2 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 21 | 100 | 177 | 184 | 135 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 61 | 44 | 179 | 89 | 89 | 118 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 44 | 55 | 44 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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