Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 7PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 10 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 184 | 178 | 226 | 334 | 754 | 790 | 249 | 290 | 440 | 348 | 259 | 185 | 146 | 90 | 73 | 71 | 318 | 90 | 846 | 1437 | 2202 | 2581 | 2536 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:36AM1.42m | 7:59PM1.56m | 8:20AM1.41m | 8:42PM1.53m | 9:05AM1.41m | 9:26PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44PM0.31m | 2:20AM0.32m | 2:28PM0.31m | 3:03AM0.31m | 3:13PM0.32m | 3:46AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -6 | -8 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 305 | 184 | 178 | 169 | 155 | 338 | 338 | 249 | 290 | 440 | 348 | 259 | 185 | 146 | 90 | 73 | 71 | 90 | 90 | 164 | 199 | 129 | 127 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 116 | 114 | 145 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 217 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | S 18 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | 15 | 29 | 29 | 42 | 227 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 2 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | NW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 100 | 226 | 334 | 754 | 790 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 40 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 318 | 307 | 846 | 1437 | 2202 | 2581 | 2536 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 28 | 28 | 54 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 89 | 44 | 44 | 97 | 89 | 84 | 88 | 84 | 180 | 180 | 96 | 180 | 180 |
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