Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

13.0°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Evening (02 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SSE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 6	ESE 12	ESE 12	NE 8	NE 6	NE 6	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	54	26	23	23	22	14	14	14	24	6	6	10	24	21	20	19	47	47	92	93	97	93	73	69
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	S	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	S	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	cross
High Tide	11:00PM1.64m				11:31AM1.80m				11:59PM1.64m				12:28PM1.77m				00:58AM1.63m					1:24PM1.73m
Low Tide			5:12AM0.08m				5:52PM0.10m				6:10AM0.10m				6:48PM0.10m					7:07AM0.12m				7:42PM0.11m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	17	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	20	17	13	12	11	10	10	10	12	14	16	16	17
Feels °C	9	7	9	12	14	13	14	13	14	14	13	17	14	11	10	9	9	9	10	11	13	14	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	SSE 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 7	NE 8	S 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 15	SSE 15	ESE 5
kJ	54	26	9	9	9	9	3	11	24	6	6	3	3	5	15	10	12	12	10	10	10	93	73	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	NE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 5	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	NE 8	NE 7	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	E 14	E 14	SSE 14
kJ	40	9	16	16	22	14	14	3	6	5	5	5	24	21	20	15	14	47	92	93	97	4	4	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 8	ESE 12	S 13	NE 8	S 16	SE 16	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 14	SSE 16	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 10	E 10	ENE 6
kJ	39	24	23	23	7	7	1	14	3	3	5	10	5	5	5	19	47	12	4	4	3	2	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 3	NW 3	NW 2	—	NW 2	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	SE 3	S 4	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 5	E 5	NE 5
kJ	3	2	1	—	1	2	6	4	3	4	4	1	—	2	9	—	—	—	—	13	5	17	16	14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gore Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Port Robinson Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1	0	1	44	44	44	44	73	61	61	180	180	97	89	179	118	73	0	73	44	44	44	54	54
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1										1	1		1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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