Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.5° 

Port Robinson surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 8AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SE
15
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
115
105
103
99
60
78
143
200
210
177
149
223
358
456
616
300
220
186
125
97
77
77
62
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
0
W
0
NW
5
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:54AM1.66m
4:19PM1.71m
4:45AM1.67m
5:08PM1.68m
5:34AM1.68m
5:57PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.11m
10:36PM0.11m
10:59AM0.13m
11:24PM0.13m
11:50AM0.16m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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7:42
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Temp °C
9
9
9
10
13
12
11
10
11
11
10
11
13
14
13
14
14
15
16
17
20
18
18
17
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
9
7
7
6
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
12
13
13
14
14
19
16
17
15
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