Port Robinson surf break

Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
3
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.1
NE
0.6
S
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
SSE
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
S
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)10101010999999866998814799887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130116143111217256217169127194484137264241272031143027021213497
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SSW
0
W
5
NNE
10
NE
25
NE
35
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
30
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
1.59
8:20AM
1.65
8:46PM
1.61
9:11AM
1.63
9:40PM
1.64
10:05AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09AM
0.16
2:39PM
0.17
3:02AM
0.17
3:29PM
0.16
3:58AM
0.18
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:54-------6:56--
Sunset-8:27-------8:24-------8:23------
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-31---------------------
Temp. °C161314131212131415151517161617181916161413121415
Feels °C (?)1112131111111099101210121311141614141211111311
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