Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

11.6°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 (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (07 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 7							Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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)	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 16	SSE 15	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 15	ENE 8	SSE 17
Wave Graph
kJ	49	93	74	62	48	43	30	29	27	26	24	22	44	90	88	86	115	105	103	99	59	80	58
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	WSW	S	SSE	SE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	WNW	W	SW	SW	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on
High Tide	2:08AM1.64m				2:37PM1.76m				3:02AM1.65m				3:29PM1.74m				3:54AM1.66m					4:19PM1.71m
Low Tide			8:18AM0.10m				8:54PM0.11m				9:13AM0.10m				9:45PM0.11m					10:06AM0.11m


	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	9	12	15	15	13	12	11	10	10	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	12	11	11
Feels °C	8	6	10	12	12	11	9	6	5	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SE 5	SE 5	NE 8
kJ	49	93	74	62	48	43	30	29	27	26	17	17	44	90	88	86	83	76	47	46	22	13	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	ENE 12	ENE 7	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 15	SSE 15	SSE 17
kJ	23	17	18	18	18	17	8	8	8	25	24	13	9	9	9	8	8	105	103	99	59	45	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 15	SSE 14	E 13	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	S 10	SE 19	S 9
kJ	16	30	29	27	26	25	25	25	25	7	3	22	21	14	31	62	115	9	6	8	2	14	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	S 3	S 3	SSE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	—	ENE 9	ENE 8	E 4
kJ	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	6	9	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	44	80	26
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	44	0	0	0	0	0	89	118	0	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	101	28
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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