Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

13.3°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 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 2PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Evening (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	NE 6	SSE 13	ENE 6	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	93	93	93	95	95	72	76	58	52	40	38	34	32	40	47	41	59	59	59	84	66	64	62	43	36	36
Wind (km/h)	W	W	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	SW	WSW	NW	NW	N	ENE	ENE	NE	SW	NW	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	SW	WNW	NW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide					1:24PM1.73m				1:54AM1.63m				2:18PM1.69m				2:47AM1.63m				3:09PM1.65m				3:38AM1.64m
Low Tide			7:07AM0.12m				7:42PM0.11m				8:03AM0.14m				8:34PM0.12m				8:57AM0.17m				9:24PM0.14m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	8:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	14	16	17	18	18	16	15	15	19	21	19	20	21	20	18	18	23	23	23	22	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	10	11	12	13	14	18	17	15	14	13	17	18	16	20	20	19	16	16	20	20	20	22	20	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	E 4	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	13	14	11	8	8	9	21	46	41	24	7	34	32	40	47	41	59	59	59	84	66	64	62	43	36	36
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	NE 6	E 13	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	93	93	93	95	95	72	66	58	52	40	38	6	3	31	28	27	27	26	26	15	15	14	14	14	14	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 6	ENE 6	E 14	E 14	NE 6	SE 4	SE 4	E 14	ENE 7	NE 6	E 13	E 10	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	E 12
kJ	12	6	4	4	4	6	5	5	4	5	10	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	5	6	6	6	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 3	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	NNW 3	E 5	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	8	5	16	76	—	—	—	1	7	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	2	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	101	46	44	0	0	0	0	0	27	86	61	0	0	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5

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