Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 2AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 14 | 36 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 40 | 107 | 135 | 183 | 230 | 222 | 204 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:45PM1.52m | 9:13AM1.58m | 9:36PM1.47m | 10:04AM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM0.28m | 3:31PM0.32m | 3:47AM0.33m | 4:21PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 36 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 59 | 52 | 42 | 24 | 15 | 135 | 183 | 230 | 222 | 204 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | SSE 15 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 57 | 54 | 34 | 107 | 10 | 9 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SE 5 | S 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 30 | 40 | 33 | 34 | 52 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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