
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 12PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 54 | 50 | 178 | 499 | 635 | 554 | 596 | 138 | 268 | 260 | 210 | 214 | 218 | 223 | 227 | 194 | 190 | 186 | 151 | 145 | 98 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.75m | 11:15PM1.60m | 11:47AM1.76m | 00:14AM1.61m | 12:45PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.14m | 5:10PM0.16m | 5:27AM0.13m | 6:08PM0.15m | 6:25AM0.12m | 7:04PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
39 | 45 | 39 | 61 | 499 | 635 | 554 | 596 | 129 | 268 | 260 | 210 | 214 | 218 | 223 | 227 | 194 | 190 | 186 | 151 | 145 | 98 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | S 6 | S 6 | — | E 16 | SSE 14 | E 16 | E 16 | — | SE 14 | E 18 | E 17 | E 15 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
57 | 54 | 50 | 178 | 47 | 46 | — | 5 | 138 | 5 | 5 | — | 30 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | S 20 |
5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
5 | 13 | 15 | 123 | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 46 | 58 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 86 | 101 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 28 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 44 |
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