Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 4PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night).
	Sat 24					Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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)	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SE 17	SSE 16	SE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	NE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	60	77	71	46	40	39	39	53	55	55	53	51	50	55	73	100	57	38	17	29	31
Wind (km/h)	W	W	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	SW	ESE	ENE	NNE	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			3:47PM1.58m					4:12AM1.59m				4:34PM1.60m				5:00AM1.66m				5:23PM1.63m
Low Tide	9:32AM0.25m				9:58PM0.22m					10:22AM0.21m				10:45PM0.17m				11:14AM0.17m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	21	22	21	17	15	12	11	14	17	16	19	18	16	15	16	20	22	22	19	18
Feels °C	16	20	21	18	12	11	9	8	12	14	12	17	13	11	9	9	15	18	17	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	NE 3	SSE 17	NE 8	SSE 16	SE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	NE 9
kJ	40	77	71	46	40	39	39	25	25	25	53	51	3	55	21	100	57	38	17	29	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 6	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 16	NE 7	SE 17	NE 8	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 5	NE 4	S 12
kJ	15	19	19	20	20	16	5	53	55	55	15	14	50	9	73	23	6	5	3	1	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SE 19	SE 18	SSE 14	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 14	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 13	E 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	NE 5	SE 12
kJ	60	15	13	20	29	29	21	3	2	2	3	3	14	7	7	6	6	5	5	1	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 2	WNW 3	WNW 2	WNW 2	—	W 3	—	NE 3	NE 4	NNW 3	NW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	NW 2	WNW 3	NW 3	N 3
kJ	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	1	—	2	6	4	1	1	1	1	1	4	7	5
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Rating (10 max)	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	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	27	54	27	27	1	44	44	44	1	54	73	73
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	1	3	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5

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