Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

10.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (04 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Evening (04 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 4							Saturday 5								Sunday 6
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	S 9	SSE 9	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 8	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 17	SSE 18	S 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	52	43	28	51	25	24	22	22	22	22	81	41	45	29	59	102	156	170	172	117	58	57	53
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NW	WSW	SW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:03AM1.66m				10:28PM1.57m				11:01AM1.70m				11:27PM1.58m				12:00PM1.74m
Low Tide		3:46AM0.20m				4:22PM0.23m				4:41AM0.18m				5:20PM0.21m				5:38AM0.15m					6:17PM0.18m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
Temp °C	16	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	11	11	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	16	16	10	9
Feels °C	10	9	5	3	4	3	1	3	4	5	6	6	9	8	10	9	9	10	9	12	15	4	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	S 9	NE 4	NE 8	NE 8	NE 6	SSE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 14	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 17	SSE 18	S 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16
kJ	52	43	15	51	23	6	8	6	12	21	81	28	45	29	59	102	156	170	172	117	58	57	53
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 8	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	S 8	S 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 4	NE 8	NE 8	NE 6
kJ	30	29	28	16	16	8	22	22	22	22	12	41	42	25	5	4	2	2	2	4	18	11	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	E 10	NE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	NE 6	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	NE 8	NE 7	NE 6	E 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 10	S 10	NE 6	NE 8
kJ	3	2	10	25	25	24	1	5	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	8	8	5	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 2	NE 4	NW 2	W 4	W 4	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 3	N 3	N 2	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	N 2	NNE 3	NE 3	NE 2	NNE 3	WNW 3	—	SSE 4	SSE 5
kJ	1	14	2	17	18	13	14	8	2	1	1	4	5	2	1	3	3	1	4	3	—	11	37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Gore Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1
Distance (km)	73	73	73	73	73	73	104	89	73	27	44	44	44	44	27	1	44	1	27	0	0	61	44
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury							Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay		Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay
Rating (10 max)							1	1	2	2	2	2		2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	4	1	1	3	1	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	9	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	4	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	6

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