Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

11.6°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 3AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (08 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 16	SSE 15	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	ENE 9	SSE 15	SE 17	SSE 17	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	42	27	26	24	22	86	90	88	86	115	105	103	99	111	45	76	117	106	231	225	192	273	379	711
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	W	WSW	WSW	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide		3:02AM1.65m				3:29PM1.74m				3:54AM1.66m					4:19PM1.71m				4:45AM1.67m				5:08PM1.68m
Low Tide				9:13AM0.10m				9:45PM0.11m					10:06AM0.11m				10:36PM0.11m				10:59AM0.13m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	10	11	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	10	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	12	13	14	13	14
Feels °C	8	7	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	9	7	7	8	8	8	7	10	9	10	10	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 5	SE 6	SE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	ENE 8
kJ	42	27	26	17	18	86	90	88	86	85	81	73	46	11	8	76	117	57	139	129	59	54	51	438
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	ENE 10	S 14	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 5	ENE 8	S 9	SE 19	SSE 18	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 16
kJ	8	25	25	24	10	4	7	9	9	14	15	17	17	92	45	7	14	14	90	63	15	15	6	51
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 15	SE 18	E 13	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	SE 11	S 9	S 9	E 13	SE 13	E 13	S 9
kJ	25	8	7	3	22	12	13	31	62	115	105	103	99	4	6	14	14	4	15	15	3	7	3	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	S 3	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 9	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8
kJ	3	3	7	9	10	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	111	44	72	78	106	231	225	192	273	379	711
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	44	61	326	0	44	0	0	0	0	0	28	101	101	86	44	44	28	28	117	46	44	27
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5	4

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