
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 6PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
156 | 158 | 191 | 198 | 279 | 891 | 1148 | 1203 | 1162 | 742 | 561 | 371 | 331 | 220 | 164 | 140 | 93 | 54 | 51 | 226 | 51 | 76 | 46 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:55AM1.75m | 7:27PM1.93m | 7:54AM1.73m | 8:25PM1.88m | 8:52AM1.69m | 9:21PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM-0.04m | 1:51AM0.01m | 2:08PM-0.01m | 2:48AM0.03m | 3:06PM0.04m | 3:43AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | |
— | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 6 | SSE 5 |
156 | 158 | 191 | 198 | 156 | 891 | 1148 | 1203 | 1162 | 742 | 561 | 371 | 331 | 220 | 164 | 140 | 93 | 54 | 34 | 63 | 51 | 76 | 10 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — | — | E 20 | E 19 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 6 |
86 | 88 | 87 | 148 | 279 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 14 | SE 16 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 10 | SSE 14 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | — | NW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | — | S 4 | S 5 | — |
— | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | — | 31 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 16 | 226 | — | 5 | 78 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 54 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 44 | 27 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
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