Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

11.4°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 7PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 24					Friday 25								Saturday 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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	140	140	134	101	105	100	91	87	86	85	63	71	71	71	154	141	139	137	135	131	125
Wind (km/h)	NW	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	W	W	W	W	E	ENE	ENE	NE	N	N	N	N	NE	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:41PM1.57m					3:01AM1.48m				3:24PM1.59m				3:45AM1.53m				4:08PM1.61m
Low Tide	8:21AM0.29m				8:53PM0.30m					9:06AM0.25m				9:37PM0.26m				9:53AM0.22m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	10	10	10	10	8	7	7	9	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	10	14	17	16	14
Feels °C	5	5	4	4	7	4	3	3	6	6	6	6	5	6	5	5	7	11	14	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	140	140	134	101	70	68	51	51	35	31	29	19	18	17	154	141	139	137	135	131	125
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 12	SSE 7	SSE 9	S 11	S 10	S 10	ENE 4	NE 4
kJ	51	51	51	69	105	100	91	87	86	85	63	71	71	48	18	25	58	50	48	12	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 3	NE 4	ESE 10	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 13	SSE 14	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 15	SSE 13	SSE 11	NE 3	—	NE 4	S 10	S 10
kJ	8	11	10	10	3	2	10	25	51	17	40	28	47	71	18	25	2	—	7	47	48
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	NNE 4	WNW 3	—	WSW 2	WSW 3	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 5
kJ	—	—	1	3	5	1	—	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	20	26	27
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	28	46	28	1	0	0	0	0	118	86	86	28	27	27	27	27	27	1	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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