Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

10.4°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 (03 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (03 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (03 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).
	Thursday 3							Friday 4								Saturday 5
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 8	NE 9	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 8	SSE 14	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 16	SSE 17
Wave Graph
kJ	265	186	170	130	115	80	77	55	52	29	28	66	37	24	22	22	22	23	21	29	29	24	58
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	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
High Tide				9:06AM1.63m				9:31PM1.56m				10:03AM1.66m				10:28PM1.57m				11:01AM1.70m
Low Tide	2:53AM0.21m					3:26PM0.23m				3:46AM0.20m				4:22PM0.23m				4:41AM0.18m				5:20PM0.21m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	19	19	17	15	15	16	15	15	14	13	11	11	11	11	11	12	14	15	13	13
Feels °C	11	11	11	14	15	13	10	10	10	9	6	3	2	0	1	2	4	5	5	6	9	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	NE 4	NE 8	NE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 17
kJ	265	186	170	130	115	80	77	55	52	28	15	66	37	8	8	12	12	21	11	29	29	14	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	SE 16	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 6	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 10	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 16	S 8
kJ	2	4	4	4	4	4	22	10	30	29	28	16	16	6	22	22	22	23	10	19	20	24	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	NE 10	E 10	E 10	S 19	E 10	SE 12	NE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	NE 6	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 14	NE 7	NE 7	SE 11	SE 10
kJ	—	5	5	5	4	2	2	7	2	5	9	25	24	24	1	5	4	4	21	2	2	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 2	NNW 2	—	NNW 2	NNW 2	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	NE 4	NW 3	W 4	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 3	—	NNW 2	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	N 3
kJ	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	1	7	15	2	34	34	24	15	12	3	—	1	4	7	2	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Crossroads Otago	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	44	44	44	44	44	27	0	1	44	44	54	44	73	73	101	320	117	89	73	27	44	44	44
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay			Lighthouse Reef		Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay		Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1			1		2		1	2	1	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	1	4	1	1	1	2	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	7	7	7	5	8	9	6	7	9	9	5	5	9	5	9	5	4	4	4	4

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