
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 55 | 118 | 50 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 355 | 470 | 307 | 381 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:06PM1.55m | 00:25AM1.48m | 12:55PM1.54m | 1:13AM1.45m | 1:42PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47AM0.27m | 6:17PM0.35m | 6:34AM0.31m | 7:07PM0.38m | 7:20AM0.33m | 7:54PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 17 | S 7 |
28 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 55 | 118 | 50 | 38 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 170 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ENE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | E 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | NNE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | ESE 17 |
14 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 15 | 157 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 18 | SSE 16 | ENE 12 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 61 | 26 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 154 | 355 | 470 | 307 | 381 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 1 | 61 | 101 | 101 | 299 | 344 | 180 | 180 | 73 | 73 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 235 | 89 | 84 | 44 | 0 |
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