Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 7PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 11 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 210 | 222 | 204 | 198 | 414 | 422 | 284 | 237 | 172 | 167 | 109 | 82 | 70 | 140 | 50 | 373 | 800 | 2742 | 7620 | 3283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:04AM1.55m | 10:28PM1.44m | 10:55AM1.53m | 11:18PM1.42m | 11:44AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.36m | 4:35AM0.36m | 5:10PM0.38m | 5:22AM0.37m | 5:57PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 183 | 210 | 222 | 204 | 160 | 166 | 422 | 284 | 123 | 115 | 109 | 109 | 82 | 70 | 70 | 48 | 373 | 47 | 23 | 3833 | 3283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 87 | 85 | 126 | 198 | 414 | 164 | 180 | 237 | 172 | 167 | 101 | 7 | 46 | 84 | 50 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 13 | ENE 4 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | — | — | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 52 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 98 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 2 | SW 11 | SSW 5 | — | S 10 | S 14 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 140 | 75 | — | 800 | 2742 | 7620 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 269 | 27 | 0 |
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