Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 12 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

13.2°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 6PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).
	Sun 1					Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 12	SE 12	NE 6	ESE 12	ESE 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 6	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	232	169	135	96	71	57	26	26	23	22	14	14	14	24	10	6	10	24	21	20	19
Wind (km/h)	N	N	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		10:31AM1.82m				11:00PM1.64m				11:31AM1.80m				11:59PM1.64m				12:28PM1.77m
Low Tide				4:55PM0.10m				5:12AM0.08m				5:52PM0.10m				6:10AM0.10m				6:48PM0.10m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	18	22	20	17	15	13	14	17	20	20	19	18	18	17	18	20	17	12	11	10
Feels °C	11	15	18	14	12	10	7	8	12	15	14	14	13	14	14	15	16	13	9	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 7	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	232	169	135	96	67	57	26	26	9	9	9	3	11	24	6	6	3	3	5	15	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 7	SSE 10	S 9	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 9	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 5	SE 12	NE 8	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 16	SSE 15	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	8	17	36	51	71	39	9	9	16	22	14	14	3	6	10	5	5	24	21	16	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 8	ESE 12	S 13	SE 12	S 16	SE 16	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 14	SSE 14
kJ	19	18	27	27	25	39	23	23	23	7	7	1	14	3	5	5	10	5	5	20	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 6	—	W 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	NNW 2	—	NW 2	WNW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	SSW 2	S 4	—	—
kJ	28	47	—	2	3	1	2	1	—	1	3	3	3	4	3	2	—	1	6	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	27	27	1	1	1	44	44	44	73	61	61	61	104	61	97	89	180	118	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Waikuku Beach	Gore Bay								Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay		Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1								1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	4	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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