
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 12AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
804 | 768 | 724 | 771 | 873 | 908 | 908 | 824 | 951 | 1198 | 1207 | 1197 | 1091 | 954 | 815 | 846 | 734 | 530 | 449 | 449 | 392 | 384 | 326 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.53m | 11:35AM1.56m | 11:57PM1.55m | 12:30PM1.64m | 00:53AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.24m | 5:47PM0.27m | 6:10AM0.19m | 6:43PM0.23m | 7:04AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
804 | 768 | 724 | 771 | 873 | 908 | 908 | 824 | 951 | 1198 | 1207 | 1197 | 1091 | 954 | 815 | 846 | 734 | 530 | 449 | 449 | 392 | 384 | 326 | 273 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 |
61 | 60 | 86 | 52 | 51 | 100 | 95 | 85 | 66 | 205 | 182 | 172 | 170 | 166 | 137 | 131 | 31 | 50 | 25 | 36 | 35 | 186 | 207 | 240 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 22 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
54 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 75 | 72 | 173 | — | — | — | — | 127 | 181 | 50 | 9 | 50 | 76 | 146 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
71 | 115 | 184 | 259 | 270 | 240 | 270 | 212 | 110 | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 15 | 214 | 146 | 45 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 81 | 180 | 84 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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