Port Robinson surf break

Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.5°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 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
231
231
192
188
185
138
108
108
84
59
57
39
29
52
82
256
253
87
79
44
57
36
93
Wind (km/h)
10
W
0
SSW
5
E
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
0
WSW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
0
E
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:34AM1.66m
10:05PM1.82m
10:34AM1.64m
11:04PM1.79m
11:33AM1.63m
00:01AM1.75m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.07m
4:27AM0.10m
4:45PM0.09m
5:25AM0.12m
5:42PM0.12m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:42
5:39
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
8
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
12
16
15
14
14
13
11
12
15
17
16
16
16
15
15
4
9
8
7
7
8
6
6
6
10
13
11
11
10
10
8
9
12
15
13
13
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
186
231
231
192
188
185
138
108
108
84
40
39
39
29
52
37
256
253
45
43
42
57
36
93
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.1
NE
5
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
279
135
142
122
83
65
63
43
41
40
59
57
39
25
23
82
13
13
87
79
44
1
25
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.4
SE
8
0.1
S
16
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
17
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
20
5
9
9
14
13
33
13
13
17
39
12
3
3
6
2
1
1
1
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
28
28
27
0
0
0
0
0
28
28
27
1
0
0
0
0
0
44
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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