Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 464 | 371 | 325 | 330 | 294 | 161 | 215 | 546 | 2892 | 606 | 5034 | 2532 | 1896 | 2157 | 2092 | 1981 | 3550 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:26PM1.57m | 7:48AM1.47m | 8:11PM1.55m | 8:36AM1.49m | 8:58PM1.54m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.28m | 2:00PM0.27m | 2:31AM0.27m | 2:49PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | S 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 464 | 371 | 325 | 330 | 294 | 161 | 215 | 546 | 142 | 199 | 2602 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1724 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 10 | 71 | 65 | 126 | 106 | 89 | 544 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 38 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 124 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | NW 3 | W 3 | S 5 | S 15 | S 9 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 34 | 2892 | 606 | 5034 | 2532 | 1896 | 2157 | 2092 | 1981 | 3550 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 27 | 85 | 0 | 233 | 365 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 |
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