Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

13.4°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 8AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	SSE 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	58	53	40	38	35	32	41	61	38	37	26	42	42	143	68	66	54	37	31	29	22	18	18	39	39	35	33
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	NW	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	WSW	WNW	N	NW	NW	N	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	SSE	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		1:54AM1.63m				2:18PM1.69m				2:47AM1.63m				3:09PM1.65m				3:38AM1.64m				3:58PM1.61m					4:26AM1.65m
Low Tide				8:03AM0.14m				8:34PM0.12m				8:57AM0.17m				9:24PM0.14m				9:50AM0.20m					10:12PM0.17m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—	—	—	8:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	20	21	20	20	21	19	19	18	23	23	23	22	20	19	17	17	21	18	15	14	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	15	15	14	18	18	17	19	20	17	17	16	21	21	22	20	18	17	15	15	20	15	13	12	11	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	34	38	24	8	35	32	41	61	38	37	25	42	42	46	68	66	54	37	31	29	19	18	18	39	39	35	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 13	E 13	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 5	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4
kJ	58	53	40	38	4	3	31	29	27	27	8	15	15	15	14	14	14	7	7	7	3	6	6	5	5	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	E 14	E 14	NE 6	E 10	E 10	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	SSE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	E 12	E 12	S 15	E 12	S 15	SE 8	S 8	S 8	S 16
kJ	4	4	4	10	2	2	3	3	3	3	26	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	3	3	4	3	5	3	1	1	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	—	NW 2	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	17	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	143	—	2	—	—	—	—	22	4	7	7	5	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	73	77	61	44	0	0	27	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	61	227	61	61	1	1	61	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1				1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6	5

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