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Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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Port Robinson surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
13.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Port Robinson today?
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | |
100 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 65 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:23AM1.71m | 4:54PM1.88m | 5:19AM1.73m | 5:51PM1.92m | 6:17AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.09m | 10:35AM0.03m | 11:15PM0.05m | 11:32AM0.00m | 00:14AM0.03m | 12:31PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | |
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Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
100 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | E 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | S 16 | SSE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 4 | ENE 9 | E 4 | E 4 |
32 | 30 | 29 | 56 | 36 | 77 | 53 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 86 | 46 | 86 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 86 | 86 | 44 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 44 | 44 |
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