
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
345 | 416 | 736 | 205 | 152 | 223 | 124 | 163 | 154 | 166 | 169 | 140 | 134 | 99 | 105 | 100 | 92 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 63 | 72 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35AM1.43m | 1:59PM1.55m | 2:18AM1.45m | 2:41PM1.57m | 3:01AM1.48m | 3:24PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.32m | 8:10PM0.33m | 8:21AM0.29m | 8:53PM0.30m | 9:06AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 |
150 | 126 | 319 | 205 | 99 | 126 | 124 | 163 | 154 | 166 | 169 | 140 | 134 | 99 | 90 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
155 | 229 | 142 | 142 | 12 | 99 | 86 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 69 | 105 | 100 | 92 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 63 | 72 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 |
14 | 64 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 51 | 17 | 40 | 38 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | W 2 | W 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 |
345 | 416 | 736 | — | 152 | 223 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 84 | 0 | 89 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 28 | 46 | 28 |
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