Port Robinson surf break

Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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Port Robinson surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Port Robinson today?

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 3AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
13
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSE
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
15
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
37
25
99
101
73
77
237
575
714
844
705
252
361
298
210
198
173
135
115
84
80
55
51
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
W
20
SSW
15
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:01AM1.75m
12:29PM1.61m
00:56AM1.70m
1:23PM1.60m
1:47AM1.66m
2:14PM1.59m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.13m
6:38PM0.15m
7:13AM0.15m
7:32PM0.18m
8:03AM0.17m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
7:11
7:13
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5:37
5:36
5:34
Temp °C
18
19
17
16
15
16
16
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
17
18
15
14
16
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
10
12
12
10
10
11
11
12
12
16
15
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
9
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
42
37
21
99
101
73
77
237
575
714
844
705
101
361
298
210
198
173
135
115
84
80
55
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
10
0.8
SSE
15
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
Energy kJ
45
29
25
1
1
5
10
10
5
1
4
2
252
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
17
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
6
6
12
1
10
24
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
1
3
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
0
1
0
0
91
73
28
28
28
28
28
1
0
28
28
27
27
0
0
0
0
86
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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