Port Robinson surf break

Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
10.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Port Robinson today?

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 3PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (14 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (14 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
!
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
2.2
S
3
S
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1111111010999998888881515141111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)76210861736591452367315268227186137108765835344442373331474645
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
5
S
5
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
0
ESE
10
N
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
40
NW
40
NW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
1.77
10:24PM
1.64
10:57AM
1.77
11:24PM
1.62
11:56AM
1.76
12:22AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
0.14
4:36AM
0.11
5:16PM
0.16
5:35AM
0.13
6:15PM
0.17
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Sunrise6:31-------6:28-------6:26-------
Sunset---6:14-------6:15-------6:15----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C99109866610151614131414131417191817181717
Feels °C (?)11465122711856681013141613129812
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Port Robinson (fresh winds from the SSW at KaikouraAws 60 km from Port Robinson). 3.0m 10s swell from the S with a 1.4m 10s swell, also from the S. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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