Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 2PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 735 | 621 | 596 | 449 | 440 | 379 | 379 | 320 | 268 | 268 | 225 | 183 | 175 | 142 | 139 | 108 | 108 | 81 | 59 | 59 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:30PM1.64m | 00:53AM1.59m | 1:26PM1.73m | 1:50AM1.64m | 2:23PM1.82m | 2:47AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM0.19m | 6:43PM0.23m | 7:04AM0.14m | 7:42PM0.18m | 8:00AM0.08m | 8:41PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 735 | 621 | 596 | 449 | 440 | 379 | 379 | 320 | 268 | 268 | 225 | 183 | 175 | 142 | 139 | 108 | 108 | 81 | 59 | 59 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 137 | 26 | 31 | 65 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 184 | 207 | 240 | 146 | 138 | 126 | 86 | 77 | 67 | 55 | 49 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 127 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 151 | 143 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 47 | 8 | 180 | 128 | 115 | 82 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 47 | 55 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 77 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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