Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 57 | 62 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 11:35PM1.52m | 12:06PM1.55m | 00:25AM1.48m | 12:55PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.30m | 5:47AM0.27m | 6:17PM0.35m | 6:34AM0.31m | 7:07PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 16 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 57 | 62 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ENE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | ENE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 4 | ESE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 61 | 61 | 101 | 180 | 1 | 357 | 180 | 181 | 73 | 73 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
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