Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 10PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 101 | 176 | 113 | 102 | 64 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 27 | 45 | 45 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 55 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:11AM1.66m | 7:33PM1.56m | 7:59AM1.64m | 8:22PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.19m | 1:31PM0.23m | 1:47AM0.24m | 2:21PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 85 | 113 | 102 | 64 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 55 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 20 | S 20 | SE 19 | S 14 | S 14 | — | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | — | SSE 15 | S 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | — | 27 | 45 | 45 | 2 | — | 21 | 2 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | SW 2 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 101 | 176 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 44 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 55 | 61 | 97 | 61 | 1 | 0 |
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