
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | NE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
679 | 572 | 436 | 387 | 328 | 256 | 198 | 169 | 135 | 96 | 71 | 55 | 37 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:00PM1.65m | 10:31AM1.82m | 11:00PM1.64m | 11:31AM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.07m | 4:55PM0.10m | 5:12AM0.08m | 5:52PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 |
679 | 572 | 436 | 387 | 328 | 256 | 198 | 169 | 135 | 49 | 59 | 55 | 37 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | E 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
4 | 4 | 64 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 35 | 96 | 71 | 39 | 26 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | SE 11 | E 13 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 |
4 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 30 | — | 46 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 86 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 54 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 |
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