Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (14 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 184 | 111 | 104 | 95 | 93 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 50 | 68 | 115 | 74 | 69 | 79 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:27PM1.43m | 9:51AM1.56m | 10:14PM1.40m | 10:37AM1.52m | 11:01PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.35m | 4:12PM0.36m | 4:20AM0.37m | 4:57PM0.37m | 5:05AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | 8:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 265 | 184 | 111 | 64 | 50 | 41 | 43 | 53 | 50 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 50 | 68 | 115 | 74 | 36 | 79 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 28 | 28 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 58 | 20 | 34 | 50 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 45 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — | SE 11 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 23 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 45 | — | 5 | 69 | 20 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 56 | 104 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | 91 | 101 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 118 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 44 | 61 | 55 | 89 | 28 | 28 |
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