Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 9PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
297 | 111 | 111 | 84 | 68 | 74 | 62 | 66 | 62 | 44 | 57 | 57 | 42 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 111 | 186 | 174 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:16AM1.74m | 5:46PM1.86m | 6:10AM1.72m | 6:38PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.03m | 11:31AM-0.02m | 00:07AM0.03m | 12:26PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | -1 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
169 | 111 | 111 | 84 | 68 | 74 | 62 | 66 | 62 | 44 | 57 | 57 | 38 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 112 | 118 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
27 | 37 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 111 | 186 | 174 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
297 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 85 | 81 | 179 |
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