Port Robinson surf break

Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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 7PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
4
SE
4.5
SE
Period(s) (?)89666688910101010910101078999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)573719151916375868135232227151989092803425536631044211429373413
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
20
S
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
30
S
45
S
45
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
1.78
5:41AM
1.71
6:10PM
1.83
6:36AM
1.71
7:07PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
0.08
11:34PM
0.08
11:55AM
0.05
12:32AM
0.07
12:51PM
0.04
1:31AM
0.07
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:47-------5:45-----
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
----------------22259141514
Temp. °C1719191715141312121415131111111112111098888
Feels °C (?)1415151312111089111174445620-1-1-1-1-3
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