Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 1PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 20 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 64 | 96 | 135 | 162 | 190 | 288 | 258 | 246 | 205 | 195 | 133 | 105 | 82 | 61 | 76 | 155 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:21AM1.64m | 1:53PM1.80m | 2:16AM1.67m | 2:47PM1.82m | 3:10AM1.69m | 3:39PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.08m | 8:10PM0.12m | 8:27AM0.05m | 9:05PM0.09m | 9:22AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 64 | 96 | 135 | 162 | 190 | 193 | 12 | 246 | 205 | 195 | 133 | 105 | 82 | 61 | 43 | 73 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 49 | 49 | 76 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 7 | S 13 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | E 17 | S 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | S 8 | SE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 19 | 45 | 24 | 149 | 145 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 288 | 258 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 78 | 155 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 55 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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