Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 2AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 | NE 9 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 51 | 50 | 55 | 72 | 64 | 56 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 81 | 213 | 494 | 263 | 265 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 5:00AM1.66m | 5:23PM1.63m | 5:50AM1.73m | 6:14PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.17m | 11:14AM0.17m | 11:34PM0.14m | 12:08PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | NE 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 9 | S 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 56 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 30 | 81 | 67 | 259 | 263 | 265 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 51 | 50 | 55 | 72 | 64 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | E 14 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 7 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 57 | 213 | 494 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 86 | 1 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 380 | 84 | 44 | 0 | 73 | 86 | 46 |
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