Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 227 | 243 | 211 | 143 | 99 | 51 | 98 | 82 | 68 | 43 | 50 | 53 | 104 | 85 | 82 | 98 | 98 | 102 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:43AM1.79m | 7:08PM1.66m | 7:37AM1.83m | 8:03PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.11m | 1:04PM0.12m | 1:21AM0.09m | 2:01PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 243 | 211 | 143 | 99 | 51 | 98 | 82 | 68 | 43 | 24 | 53 | 104 | 85 | 82 | 98 | 98 | 59 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | NNW 3 | NE 4 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 102 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 4 | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | SE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | WSW 2 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 227 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 121 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 89 | 101 | 86 | 44 | 27 | 73 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 89 | 28 | 44 | 27 |
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