Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 12 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

13.9°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (28 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Thu night).
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSW 10	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 9	SSE 10	S 12	S 16	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	154	99	51	98	82	68	42	50	53	105	85	83	99	100	146	142	201	121	135	144	160	213	942	270
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	SSW	S	SE	ENE	W	SSW	N	NW	WSW	S	W	S	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			6:43AM1.79m					7:08PM1.66m				7:37AM1.83m				8:03PM1.67m				8:34AM1.84m				9:01PM1.66m
Low Tide	00:26AM0.11m					1:04PM0.12m				1:21AM0.09m				2:01PM0.10m				2:17AM0.08m				2:59PM0.10m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	3	2
Temp °C	9	9	11	15	17	17	15	13	12	13	13	13	8	8	9	10	7	7	9	12	10	11	9	8
Feels °C	4	3	5	7	9	8	7	4	3	8	9	6	2	4	5	5	2	4	5	8	5	8	3	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 6	SSE 5	S 10	SSE 15	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	S 12	NE 4	S 6
kJ	154	99	51	98	82	68	42	25	53	105	85	83	99	100	55	23	94	121	54	144	160	213	5	105
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ENE 9	SSE 12	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	SSE 13	SSE 16	S 8	S 8	S 7	SE 14	NE 4	E 13	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 9	SSE 15	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	E 16	SSE 15
kJ	2	8	28	2	1	2	35	50	12	10	4	7	1	3	146	142	126	56	135	112	157	171	5	191
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 16	E 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 9	NE 6	NE 6	—	SE 14	NE 8	E 13	S 10	E 7	E 7	E 6	—	—	NE 4	NE 16	ENE 4
kJ	5	5	6	6	3	2	2	1	8	1	1	—	7	2	3	17	1	1	1	—	—	4	10	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	—	WNW 3	NW 4	WNW 4	WNW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	N 3	SW 2	SSE 5	SSE 6	NE 7	—	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	NE 4	S 16	S 7
kJ	6	3	3	—	6	33	22	3	4	2	1	2	51	80	2	—	201	—	—	—	—	22	942	270
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fields Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Port Robinson Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Port Robinson Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	27	44	44	44	86	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	89	28	44	0	44	27	0	0	73	0	55	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Trolley's	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Gore Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	4	5	3	3	3	3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Gore Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	4	2	9	4	2	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	7	5	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5

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