Port Robinson surf break

Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 23 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Port Robinson today?

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 6PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (23 May)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
12
0.5
S
11
0.3
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
58
33
154
266
322
463
339
366
380
385
240
343
343
590
539
478
439
402
390
312
288
278
269
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
S
0
NW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:15AM1.65m
10:43PM1.77m
11:13AM1.62m
11:39PM1.71m
12:09PM1.60m
00:32AM1.64m
Low Tide
4:25PM0.09m
5:03AM0.10m
5:22PM0.14m
5:57AM0.13m
6:18PM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:05
5:04
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
12
11
10
9
9
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
7
8
9
8
7
7
6
7
7
7
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
Energy kJ
18
58
26
154
266
322
463
339
366
380
385
240
343
343
590
539
478
439
402
390
312
288
278
269
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
SSE
13
0.1
NE
11
0.4
NE
12
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
5
2
33
5
35
30
12
11
21
25
24
83
110
119
9
8
41
59
58
40
39
38
38
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
28
5
2
1
5
12
2
4
6
14
25
17
47
44
42
7
4
4
4
5
5
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
25
63
1
3
1
4
7
9
29
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
44
86
86
28
28
28
28
0
28
28
28
28
27
27
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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