Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 86 | 86 | 96 | 81 | 82 | 88 | 118 | 113 | 137 | 150 | 125 | 141 | 153 | 156 | 150 | 379 | 287 | 1134 | 1454 | 1471 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.96m | 5:57AM1.76m | 6:30PM1.96m | 6:55AM1.75m | 7:27PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM-0.04m | 11:55PM0.01m | 12:11PM-0.05m | 00:54AM0.00m | 1:10PM-0.04m | 1:51AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 30 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 86 | 86 | 96 | 77 | 82 | 88 | 46 | 72 | 137 | 150 | 125 | 141 | 153 | 156 | 150 | 238 | 245 | 1134 | 1454 | 1471 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 51 | 77 | 118 | 113 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 84 | 87 | 109 | 148 | 287 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 83 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | 1 | 3 | 379 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
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