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Port Robinson surf break

Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Port Robinson surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Port Robinson today?

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 12AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.2
ESE
2.5
SE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)8888888101091010101010101110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6916536325886536244937011079111211299701185772800819749573506418410294288235
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
0
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:07PM
1.86
7:34AM
1.70
8:06PM
1.86
8:33AM
1.68
9:05PM
1.85
9:34AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
0.07
1:49PM
0.04
2:30AM
0.07
2:47PM
0.06
3:29AM
0.09
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-
Sunset5:45-------5:45-------5:43-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11111112111111-11-------
Temp. °C1099888891099988981099876710
Feels °C (?)200001122222212143444348
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