Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

13.3°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 1PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	9s
Evening (16 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).
	Friday 16							Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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)	!	!	!	2	2	1	4	3	3	3	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2021	1294	1418	1169	999	928	1177	749	614	535	368	351	376	257	220	183	191	188	196	212	662	568	575
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SE	SE	NE	WNW	WNW	NW	N	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			9:37AM1.58m					10:02PM1.45m				10:27AM1.55m				10:51PM1.42m				11:16AM1.53m
Low Tide	3:22AM0.32m				3:59PM0.34m					4:10AM0.35m				4:47PM0.36m				4:57AM0.37m				5:34PM0.38m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
mm	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	7	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	8	10	11	9	8	8	9	9	13	16	16	15	14
Feels °C	-1	-2	-1	0	0	1	2	2	3	2	3	6	8	6	7	6	7	7	12	13	11	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	1260	7	7	8	9	8	794	749	614	535	368	351	280	257	220	183	130	107	105	81	662	568	575
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	—	—	—	S 17	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	S 14	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	7	—	—	—	6	10	49	88	49	187	2	2	12	85	146	146	191	188	196	212	11	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 9	NE 9	E 10	E 11	—	—	SSE 16	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	E 11	E 12	E 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	2	2	—	—	24	12	10	11	32	21	22	21	2	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	—	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4
kJ	2021	1294	1418	1169	999	928	1177	—	4	4	3	—	376	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Trolley's Canterbury	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Rapahoe/Chimney Pots West Coast South Island	Trolley's Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	New Brighton Beach Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Motunau Beach Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	3	1	4	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	1
Distance (km)	84	179	179	179	179	84	0	0	0	0	0	75	81	73	0	0	0	0	0	28	46	86	28
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Rating (10 max)	1					1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	6	7	5

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