Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

12.0°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 (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 12PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (05 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 5							Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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)	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	194	190	186	154	148	103	98	77	46	53	57	37	40	35	37	26	23	67	78	51	46	102	47
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	N	WNW	NW	NW	E	ENE	NE	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	W	ENE	NE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide				12:45PM1.76m					1:12AM1.62m				1:42PM1.76m				2:08AM1.64m				2:37PM1.76m
Low Tide		6:25AM0.12m					7:04PM0.14m				7:22AM0.11m				8:00PM0.13m				8:18AM0.10m				8:54PM0.11m


	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	7	9	10	10	9	8	9	9	9	11	14	14	14	15	13	11	10	13	18	15	14	13
Feels °C	4	5	7	5	4	4	3	7	7	6	9	12	11	12	13	10	8	7	10	14	13	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	194	190	186	154	148	103	98	42	45	53	57	37	13	35	37	26	23	67	78	51	46	47	47
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 16	S 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 16	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	4	3	1	5	5	10	24	73	46	45	30	23	26	14	14	15	16	17	18	18	18	17	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 15	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 13	S 19	SSE 16	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	E 14	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	NE 8	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	4	4	5	5	5	3	7	24	30	30	30	29	4	26	26	26	11	30	29	27	26	25	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 6	—	—	—	—	ENE 7	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 3	W 3	—	NE 7	—
kJ	9	4	3	3	17	32	39	77	—	—	—	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	—	102	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fields Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	27	0	28	118	117	117	44	27	0	0	0	27	28	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	27	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 - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Fields	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	6	6	9

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