
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 13 | 10 | 33 | 145 | 64 | 79 | 49 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 44 | 112 | 202 | 178 | 229 | 284 | 256 | 246 | 301 | 293 | 281 | 269 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:25AM1.48m | 12:55PM1.54m | 1:13AM1.45m | 1:42PM1.55m | 1:59AM1.45m | 2:27PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.31m | 7:07PM0.38m | 7:20AM0.33m | 7:54PM0.39m | 8:05AM0.34m | 8:40PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
16 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 53 | 64 | 79 | 49 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 44 | 31 | 103 | 107 | 96 | 79 | 62 | 62 | 301 | 293 | 281 | 269 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 34 | 61 | 170 | 157 | 229 | 284 | 256 | 246 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
12 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 21 | 28 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 8 | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 145 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 112 | 202 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 357 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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