Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 256 | 217 | 165 | 134 | 147 | 156 | 158 | 153 | 198 | 279 | 935 | 1330 | 1438 | 1148 | 742 | 561 | 376 | 326 | 224 | 167 | 145 | 97 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.96m | 6:55AM1.75m | 7:27PM1.93m | 7:54AM1.73m | 8:25PM1.88m | 8:52AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.00m | 1:10PM-0.04m | 1:51AM0.01m | 2:08PM-0.01m | 2:48AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 84 | 256 | 217 | 165 | 117 | 147 | 156 | 158 | 153 | 198 | 156 | 935 | 1330 | 1438 | 1148 | 742 | 561 | 376 | 326 | 224 | 167 | 145 | 97 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | E 20 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 163 | 77 | 75 | 127 | 134 | 80 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 146 | 279 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 4 | — | SW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 157 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
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