Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 11 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

10.8°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 (17 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 3PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (17 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
	Thu 17					Friday 18								Saturday 19
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	47	45	59	57	55	49	107	135	183	230	222	204	157	204	198	184	179	128	130	109	82
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	N	N	N	NNE	S	S	NNE	NNW	NNE	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		9:13AM1.58m				9:36PM1.47m				10:04AM1.55m				10:28PM1.44m				10:55AM1.53m
Low Tide				3:31PM0.32m				3:47AM0.33m				4:21PM0.36m				4:35AM0.36m				5:10PM0.38m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—
mm	1	3	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	11	11	10	8	8	8	8	10	15	16	14	14
Feels °C	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	5	8	8	7	6	5	3	3	7	10	8	6	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	NE 6	ENE 6	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	47	45	44	32	25	17	17	135	183	230	222	204	157	204	184	180	158	31	29	109	82
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 14	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	ENE 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	24	25	59	57	55	49	107	11	7	87	86	97	140	203	198	184	22	115	109	22	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	NE 5	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 17	ESE 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 16	SE 5	ENE 3	ENE 3	ESE 13	E 12	NE 8	NE 4	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 11
kJ	3	1	24	21	30	40	33	34	52	6	2	2	70	3	2	7	179	128	130	68	43
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	S 6	S 6	—	—	N 5	N 5	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	—	ENE 4	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	WNW 3	NW 3	NNW 3
kJ	10	44	86	—	—	2	2	—	2	3	4	3	—	2	2	34	60	59	3	6	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	27	27	27	0	0	0	1	28	27	1	44	44	44	44
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	4	9	9	8	5	5	5	4	5	4	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	5	5	5	6	6	4	5	5

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