Port Robinson surf break

Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 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
14.5° 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 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
2
S
1.4
ESE
1.9
S
1.6
SSE
1.2
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
S
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)10101081088101010101010999999999816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78772163453941847031429028823124024019718914913811086845739384948
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
0
SW
10
E
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
S
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
1.68
9:05PM
1.85
9:34AM
1.66
10:05PM
1.82
10:34AM
1.64
11:04PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:47PM
0.06
3:29AM
0.09
3:46PM
0.07
4:27AM
0.10
4:45PM
0.09
5:25AM
0.12
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset--5:43-------5:42-------5:39-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1111--------------------
Temp. °C89999988811121010999912131313141312
Feels °C (?)212234345997866661011101010108
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