Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

11.0° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	ENE 8	E 12	SSE 19	SSE 19	NE 7	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	57	40	40	40	40	26	26	26	22	25	44	48	25	15	14	15	15	25	22	27	36	36	34	43
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	glassy
High Tide			2:47AM1.68m					3:20PM1.89m				3:44AM1.72m				4:17PM1.94m				4:40AM1.75m				5:13PM1.95m
Low Tide	8:41PM0.13m				8:58AM0.03m					9:40PM0.08m				9:56AM-0.02m				10:38PM0.04m				10:54AM-0.05m


	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	7	7	7	7	11	13	11	12	11	11	11	13	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	14
Feels °C	3	4	3	3	3	8	9	7	8	7	6	7	8	10	10	11	11	12	11	10	11	14	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 7	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
kJ	57	40	21	16	40	26	26	25	22	25	44	48	25	15	14	15	15	25	22	14	26	25	25	43
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	ENE 5	E 9	E 9	NE 5	NE 6	NE 7	S 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 12	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 3
kJ	28	12	40	40	14	8	12	12	15	15	14	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	9	27	13	14	14	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	SSE 13	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 18	S 18	NE 8	E 13	E 13	SSE 16	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	ENE 7
kJ	21	27	25	24	13	13	13	16	5	5	5	1	1	1	6	6	2	14	14	26	36	36	34	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	—	NE 5	—	—	NE 7	NE 3	NE 3	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 3
kJ	6	32	39	—	38	—	—	26	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	2	—	—	—	—	33	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Gore Bay Canterbury	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Port Robinson Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Gore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	27	27	1	1	1	1	46	44	73	1	73	0	88	88	180	180	180	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
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 - Te Oka Bay	Lighthouse Reef	Smithfield	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Gore Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	South Shore	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay				Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Tuhawaiki Point	Tuhawaiki Point	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Le Bons Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2				1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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