Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 2AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 381 | 622 | 857 | 1125 | 969 | 946 | 761 | 596 | 367 | 362 | 256 | 355 | 319 | 567 | 242 | 166 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:36AM1.47m | 4:01PM1.60m | 4:19AM1.49m | 4:44PM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM0.33m | 9:42AM0.26m | 10:16PM0.30m | 10:26AM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 381 | 111 | 857 | 1125 | 969 | 946 | 761 | 596 | 367 | 212 | 233 | 184 | 161 | 318 | 242 | 166 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | E 16 | SE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 622 | 65 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 307 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 117 | 111 | 109 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 16 | — | — | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | E 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 21 | 21 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 131 | — | 25 | 22 | 31 | 66 | 171 | 284 | 181 | 362 | 256 | 355 | 319 | 567 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 75 | 77 | 117 | 118 | 180 | 176 | 86 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 227 | 46 | 44 | 73 | 44 | 0 |
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