
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
266 | 257 | 182 | 178 | 176 | 174 | 227 | 295 | 619 | 651 | 1631 | 2300 | 2535 | 2329 | 1896 | 1484 | 512 | 459 | 283 | 350 | 810 | 370 | 404 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | on | cross | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:03AM1.70m | 4:31PM1.79m | 4:55AM1.71m | 5:21PM1.75m | 5:47AM1.69m | 6:12PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.04m | 10:49PM0.07m | 11:10AM0.06m | 11:40PM0.09m | 12:03PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
35 | 257 | 182 | 178 | 176 | 174 | 227 | 295 | 619 | 651 | 1631 | 2300 | 2535 | 2329 | 1896 | 1484 | 197 | 197 | 283 | 350 | 331 | 370 | 404 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 3 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
266 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 45 | 229 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 512 | 459 | 258 | 155 | 151 | 104 | 138 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | SSE 5 | ENE 5 | E 7 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 13 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 13 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 12 | NE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
18 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 16 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | S 3 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 13 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 810 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 269 | 208 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 28 | 28 |
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