Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

11.7°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 (06 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 1PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (06 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 6							Wednesday 7								Thursday 8
	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	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	SSE 16	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 4	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	46	48	57	37	41	37	43	31	23	66	74	50	34	25	26	26	25	25	24	11	48	56	61
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	W	ESE	ENE	NE	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	S	SE	SE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	SE	SE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on
High Tide	1:12AM1.62m				1:42PM1.76m				2:08AM1.64m				2:37PM1.76m				3:02AM1.65m				3:29PM1.74m
Low Tide			7:22AM0.11m				8:00PM0.13m				8:18AM0.10m				8:54PM0.11m				9:13AM0.10m				9:45PM0.11m


	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	11	14	14	14	14	12	11	10	12	15	16	14	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	9	9
Feels °C	7	6	9	12	11	12	12	9	8	6	9	12	14	12	9	8	7	7	8	8	7	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	E 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSE 4	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	28	48	57	37	13	37	43	31	18	66	74	50	34	21	26	26	25	16	16	11	14	20	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 16	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 6	NE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	ENE 6	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	46	45	30	23	26	14	14	12	23	17	18	18	18	17	8	8	8	25	24	8	48	56	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	E 14	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 8	SE 8	ENE 9	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 18
kJ	30	30	30	29	4	26	26	15	16	30	29	27	26	25	25	25	25	7	3	8	22	21	61
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 7	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	SSE 3	SSE 4	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	7	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	27	28	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	118	61	61	28	28
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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