Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 1AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 78 | 117 | 135 | 146 | 231 | 144 | 220 | 432 | 498 | 843 | 365 | 273 | 191 | 160 | 132 | 111 | 82 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.67m | 5:08PM1.68m | 5:34AM1.68m | 5:57PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.11m | 10:59AM0.13m | 11:24PM0.13m | 11:50AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 14 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 41 | 76 | 117 | 57 | 146 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 522 | 365 | 273 | 191 | 160 | 132 | 111 | 82 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 60 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 90 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 18 | — | — | SE 11 | S 9 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 31 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 147 | 78 | 117 | 135 | 146 | 231 | 144 | 220 | 432 | 498 | 843 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 101 | 117 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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