Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

10.5° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (23 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 7	ENE 7	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSW 7	S 8	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	28	26	19	17	14	16	18	16	16	13	14	34	55	118	50	38	31	30	29	355	470	307	381
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide					12:06PM1.55m				00:25AM1.48m				12:55PM1.54m				1:13AM1.45m				1:42PM1.55m
Low Tide		5:47AM0.27m					6:17PM0.35m				6:34AM0.31m				7:07PM0.38m				7:20AM0.33m				7:54PM0.39m


	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	2	—	1	1
Temp °C	8	9	10	14	15	13	13	12	11	12	12	15	15	13	11	10	9	6	4	6	7	6	5
Feels °C	5	6	6	10	11	10	9	8	7	8	9	11	12	9	7	6	4	-5	-6	-4	-2	0	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 17	S 7
kJ	28	26	4	6	6	8	9	16	16	8	8	34	55	118	50	38	23	24	19	26	26	170	212
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ENE 4	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	E 4	ESE 11	ESE 12	NNE 8	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ENE 9	ESE 17
kJ	14	1	19	17	14	16	18	1	12	13	6	8	14	14	15	16	16	16	17	17	42	15	157
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ENE 4	NE 7	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 9	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	ESE 18	SSE 16	ENE 12
kJ	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	2	2	14	14	8	6	7	30	31	30	29	28	61	26	48
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 4	—	—	NNW 3	—	—	NE 6	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	NE 3	—	—	—	—	—	SW 4	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	—	5	—	—	4	—	—	10	2	5	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	39	154	355	470	307	381
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fields Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Shag Beach Otago	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Humenga Lodge Wairarapa	Smithfield Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Port Robinson Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	4	3
Distance (km)	27	1	61	101	101	299	344	180	180	73	73	101	1	1	46	0	0	216	235	89	84	44	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay							Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay		Smithfield	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1							1	2	2	2	2	2		3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	1	2	4	6	5	7	5
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	4	4	7	5	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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