Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

10.9°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 (26 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 10AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Evening (26 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Saturday 26							Sunday 27								Monday 28
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 6	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 13	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 14	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	154	141	139	137	135	131	127	121	117	115	113	233	302	313	247	181	137	135	160	156	189	366	494
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	NNE	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	NNW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	WSW	SSW	SSE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy
High Tide		3:45AM1.53m				4:08PM1.61m				4:30AM1.57m				4:53PM1.62m				5:17AM1.62m				5:41PM1.62m
Low Tide				9:53AM0.22m				10:21PM0.22m				10:41AM0.20m				11:07PM0.19m				11:32AM0.18m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	9	14	17	16	13	12	13	15	5	4	8	8	6	5	5	5	10	11	11	10	9
Feels °C	7	5	5	10	13	12	10	8	8	13	-4	-5	-1	1	2	1	0	1	6	6	7	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 8	ESE 14	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 14	SSE 15
kJ	154	141	139	137	19	28	29	25	117	115	113	79	302	180	247	181	115	84	160	156	189	366	494
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	S 9	SSE 11	S 10	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	NE 6	SSE 9	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 12	SE 15	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	18	39	65	50	135	131	127	121	16	27	48	71	83	9	152	139	137	135	98	96	93	89	60
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 11	—	—	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ESE 15	NE 6	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	—
kJ	17	25	—	—	48	31	31	31	28	3	2	2	73	2	21	18	33	2	2	2	2	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 3	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 5	—	NW 2	NW 2	WNW 3	NE 5	SSW 4	S 6	WSW 4	S 8	—	—	—	—	N 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	—	2	3	51	—	1	1	1	12	25	233	22	313	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	27	1	27	46	55	44	0	0	27	0	84	89	181	44	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	86	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3		3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	3	4	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	4	4	4	4

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