Port Robinson surf break

Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999111310109999888999767788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90151190207376538318226203132103795755393647623726314358103
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
5
N
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:49-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131616141211111012171816171717161719191716131313
Feels °C (?)687987878131311131314121416181614121212
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