Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 12 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

13.5°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 4AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	17s
Evening (30 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).
	Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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)	2	0	1	2	0	2	0	!	!	!	!	!	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 13	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	176	169	213	206	168	243	547	1373	1993	1691	1714	2261	718	655	561	427	359	302	241	173	135	96	72	68
Wind (km/h)	SW	N	NNW	NW	SSW	WNW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NNW	WNW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off
High Tide				8:34AM1.84m				9:01PM1.66m				9:32AM1.84m				10:00PM1.65m					10:31AM1.82m
Low Tide		2:17AM0.08m				2:59PM0.10m				3:15AM0.07m				3:57PM0.09m					4:13AM0.07m				4:55PM0.10m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—
mm	2	1	—	—	1	—	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	7	8	13	10	12	8	8	7	6	6	9	11	11	10	9	8	8	8	12	18	21	19	17
Feels °C	4	4	4	9	4	9	-1	0	0	-1	0	2	5	6	5	3	3	4	5	10	15	15	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 13	SSE 17	S 12	SSE 16	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 8
kJ	176	169	213	206	168	171	547	630	980	787	802	862	718	655	561	427	359	302	241	173	135	96	72	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 17	SSE 12	SSE 17	NE 4	SSE 15	—	—	E 13	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	SE 11	SE 11	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	SSE 9
kJ	15	11	7	74	52	243	3	204	—	—	3	—	4	4	4	19	4	6	8	15	20	27	41	68
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 4	ESE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	NE 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12
kJ	2	1	1	3	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	8	4	4	4	3	20	19	18	28	43	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	—	—	NNW 2	S 9	—	S 4	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	—	NE 6	WNW 2	W 3	W 3
kJ	15	—	—	1	80	—	13	1373	1993	1691	1714	2261	—	—	—	1	6	21	45	—	46	1	3	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	4	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	27	1	0	73	0	176	604	73	73	27	81	84	88	86	28	28	27	1	0	1	54	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4				4	4	4	4	1	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shag Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	5	2	2	9	2	4	1	1	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	5	4	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4

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