Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 6AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | SSE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 100 | 91 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 63 | 71 | 105 | 71 | 154 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 131 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:01AM1.48m | 3:24PM1.59m | 3:45AM1.53m | 4:08PM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.30m | 9:06AM0.25m | 9:37PM0.26m | 9:53AM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 70 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 105 | 30 | 154 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 131 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 105 | 100 | 91 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 48 | 27 | 25 | 65 | 50 | 12 | 14 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 51 | 17 | 40 | 38 | 47 | 71 | 17 | 25 | — | — | 48 | 48 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 36 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 86 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 46 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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