Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

10.4°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 (11 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	18s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	18s
Evening (11 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 11							Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	4	3	1	0	1	3	2	3	3	3	2	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 12	SSE 13	S 13	SSE 10	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	266	257	182	178	176	174	227	295	619	651	1631	2300	2535	2329	1896	1484	512	459	283	350	810	370	404
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	WSW	SSE	SE	E	NNW	WSW	SE	E	NE	NNE	NNW	W	W	WSW	SSW	SE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross	on	cross	off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide		4:03AM1.70m				4:31PM1.79m				4:55AM1.71m				5:21PM1.75m				5:47AM1.69m					6:12PM1.70m
Low Tide				10:17AM0.04m				10:49PM0.07m				11:10AM0.06m				11:40PM0.09m					12:03PM0.10m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	4	7	12	14	11	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	7	7	8	7	10	11	10	9	9
Feels °C	1	-1	3	8	9	7	4	6	7	5	5	5	4	3	2	3	3	3	6	7	7	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 12
kJ	35	257	182	178	176	174	227	295	619	651	1631	2300	2535	2329	1896	1484	197	197	283	350	331	370	404
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 6	E 8	SSE 5	E 7	E 7	NE 8	S 5	SSE 6	S 11	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	NE 3	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	266	25	18	5	10	4	11	24	45	229	17	17	17	17	17	2	512	459	258	155	151	104	138
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	SE 5	ESE 7	SSE 5	ENE 5	E 7	NE 6	ENE 8	ENE 13	E 7	E 7	ENE 9	—	—	ENE 13	NE 3	NNE 3	ENE 12	NE 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13
kJ	18	18	4	11	2	2	4	6	6	17	1	1	8	—	—	16	2	1	15	4	17	17	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 3	—	WNW 3	W 3	S 3	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 13	NNE 3	NW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	S 13	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	—	3	1	1	72	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	4	3	2	1	1	810	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	2	1	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	1	2
Distance (km)	1	1	1	0	0	0	55	27	28	1	0	176	269	208	28	1	1	0	0	0	89	28	28
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Patiti Point	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Fields				Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	6	4				4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Shag Beach Otago	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6	7	5	3	4	5	3	4	5	5	7	7	4	4	4	4	7	9	8	6
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	7	9	8	6

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