Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

12.6°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 (19 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 6AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	15s
Evening (19 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 19								Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	671	546	519	468	498	512	532	435	469	376	229	232	371	171	138	88	117	90	90	86	88	108	110	118
Wind (km/h)	N	WNW	WSW	SW	S	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NW	WSW	W	W	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	11:40PM1.40m				12:04PM1.51m				00:27AM1.39m				12:50PM1.50m					1:12AM1.39m				1:34PM1.51m
Low Tide			5:44AM0.38m				6:19PM0.38m				6:29AM0.37m					7:04PM0.37m				7:13AM0.36m				7:47PM0.34m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	11	13	15	15	13	12	11	10	9	10	11	11	11	10	12	11	12	15	18	18	16	15
Feels °C	10	9	8	10	12	12	10	9	9	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	11	8	8	12	15	14	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 14
kJ	671	546	519	468	498	512	532	435	469	376	229	232	371	85	83	82	117	90	90	86	88	108	110	118
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ENE 3	—	E 7	NE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	E 7	NE 7	ENE 3	S 10	S 8	E 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 10
kJ	5	1	—	4	1	3	1	1	2	1	47	33	2	171	138	88	17	9	8	4	2	47	84	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 11	E 11	ENE 3	ENE 3	—	—	NE 10	E 10	SSE 15	SSE 16	E 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	2	5	5	—	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	—	—	4	2	46	27	2	25	25	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	NE 5	NE 2	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	NE 5	NE 3	NE 4
kJ	1	9	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	3	4	3	41	47	36	44	—	—	—	—	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	27	0	0	0	0	96	28	28	28	28	28	28	101	101	101	44	0	0	0	0	86	86	28	28
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	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 - Magnet Bay	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 - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	4	6	5	5	4	5	5	6	7	6	5	8	5	5	6	6	6	9	6	9	9

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