Port Robinson surf break

Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Port Robinson today?

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (03 Mar)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (03 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)121212121211111110101212121111111010101211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)226222252225187014389494233592502056699541000917718692588492482617545457343276
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
1.79
5:31PM
1.66
5:58AM
1.75
6:21PM
1.65
6:47AM
1.71
7:11PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
0.12
11:45PM
0.08
12:18PM
0.12
12:36AM
0.11
1:06PM
0.14
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
Sunrise--7:07-------7:07-------7:09-----
Sunset-----8:08-------8:07-------8:06--
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C981012141311111091112131312121212141617171615
Feels °C (?)323589898798998101111131415151413
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