Port Robinson surf break

Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)121212111110101010141413131313131212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202016651324966755613450331273180175173165123119119107138136136134978985
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
S
15
ENE
25
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:55-------5:53-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151718171615151415171815131311101214151615141413
Feels °C (?)141516151110979111212108657111110111175
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