Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 7PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1026 | 926 | 954 | 1162 | 1092 | 989 | 858 | 842 | 720 | 646 | 541 | 449 | 440 | 384 | 379 | 320 | 262 | 240 | 220 | 186 | 183 | 145 | 142 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:35AM1.56m | 11:57PM1.55m | 12:30PM1.64m | 00:53AM1.59m | 1:26PM1.73m | 1:50AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.27m | 6:10AM0.19m | 6:43PM0.23m | 7:04AM0.14m | 7:42PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1026 | 926 | 954 | 1162 | 1092 | 989 | 858 | 842 | 720 | 646 | 541 | 449 | 440 | 384 | 379 | 320 | 262 | 216 | 220 | 186 | 183 | 145 | 142 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 6 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 95 | 85 | 210 | 205 | 182 | 172 | 170 | 166 | 36 | 100 | 243 | 65 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 184 | 176 | 240 | 146 | 138 | 89 | 92 | 98 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 16 | S 16 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 75 | 73 | 120 | — | — | — | 64 | 105 | 124 | — | 50 | 50 | 151 | 143 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSW 17 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 202 | 212 | 134 | 149 | — | 888 | 16 | 75 | 88 | 34 | 180 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 84 | 84 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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