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Port Robinson surf break

Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.4° C
 (Which is 2.4°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 5PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)437416354372422338304311273216187177149108108918975716250494130
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
1.46
5:10AM
1.61
5:26PM
1.47
5:53AM
1.63
6:09PM
1.48
6:36AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41AM
0.37
10:49PM
0.30
11:26AM
0.34
11:33PM
0.27
12:10PM
0.32
12:17AM
0.25
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:09-------6:11
Sunset---9:04-------9:02-------9:02----
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1---11-1---------------
Temp. °C131514141413121213141414131211101214141413121111
Feels °C (?)79891110999101011111198111111111111109
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