Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

12.8°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 8PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (23 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23					Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 7	SE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SE 12	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	51	45	37	61	142	133	129	69	40	77	69	64	45	39	39	53	55	55	52	50	50
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NW	WSW	W	WNW	N	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	S	ENE	NNE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide			3:02PM1.55m				3:25AM1.51m				3:47PM1.58m					4:12AM1.59m				4:34PM1.60m
Low Tide	8:44AM0.29m				9:13PM0.27m				9:32AM0.25m				9:58PM0.22m					10:22AM0.21m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	13	12	14	13	13	17	21	21	21	18	15	12	11	15	19	18	18	16
Feels °C	9	10	9	9	10	14	11	11	16	21	20	19	13	11	8	7	12	17	16	16	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	SSE 15	ENE 5	SSE 14	SSE 13	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 17	SSE 16	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	51	45	37	14	142	16	129	69	40	77	69	64	45	39	39	25	25	55	52	3	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SSE 6	SSE 14	S 8	S 8	ENE 5	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	5	10	26	61	7	133	36	34	11	18	13	14	14	7	5	53	55	25	15	50	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	S 19	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	SE 12	SE 19	SE 18	SE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 14	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	3	3	7	15	14	36	9	9	40	14	13	12	29	29	21	3	2	1	2	14	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 2	WNW 2	—	—	WNW 3	—	NE 5	NE 4	—
kJ	—	4	17	27	23	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	9	10	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	86	101	101	101	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	27	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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