Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 2AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 334 | 302 | 376 | 297 | 193 | 167 | 133 | 94 | 118 | 111 | 128 | 136 | 212 | 438 | 392 | 788 | 1490 | 1924 | 1868 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.73m | 7:59AM1.66m | 8:24PM1.65m | 8:53AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.10m | 2:15PM0.14m | 2:43AM0.15m | 3:09PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 272 | 183 | 193 | 167 | 125 | 94 | 67 | 111 | 128 | 136 | 89 | 193 | 392 | 51 | 33 | 35 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 197 | 267 | 240 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 88 | 94 | 118 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 100 | 96 | 71 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 68 | 208 | 146 | 140 | 133 | 21 | 45 | 41 | 33 | 43 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 17 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 4 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 334 | 302 | 376 | 297 | 73 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 212 | 438 | 5 | 788 | 1490 | 1924 | 1868 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 75 | 176 | 186 | 84 | 84 |
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