Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 6PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1079 | 936 | 789 | 800 | 293 | 298 | 202 | 161 | 158 | 106 | 102 | 94 | 89 | 65 | 50 | 77 | 69 | 48 | 47 | 19 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.70m | 8:23PM1.62m | 8:52AM1.73m | 9:18PM1.61m | 9:49AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.17m | 2:38AM0.15m | 3:15PM0.17m | 3:33AM0.15m | 4:12PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1079 | 936 | 789 | 800 | 293 | 298 | 202 | 161 | 158 | 106 | 102 | 94 | 65 | 65 | 44 | 77 | 69 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | ENE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 259 | 17 | 191 | 138 | 111 | 75 | 76 | 84 | 89 | 47 | 50 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 15 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 9 | 21 | 23 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 86 | 117 | 118 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 86 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 0 |
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