Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 12 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

11.8°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 (11 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 8PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Evening (11 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 11					Monday 12								Tuesday 13
	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	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 18	SSE 18	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	164	136	183	105	84	63	75	60	58	58	86	28	181	158	120	66	54	38	30	30	37
Wind (km/h)	NW	ENE	ENE	NNE	W	WSW	WSW	SW	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	W	W	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:57PM1.64m				6:23AM1.67m				6:45PM1.60m					7:11AM1.66m				7:33PM1.56m
Low Tide		11:50AM0.16m				00:12AM0.16m				12:41PM0.19m				00:59AM0.19m					1:31PM0.23m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	20	20	19	18	16	14	13	15	16	16	17	16	14	13	13	18	23	23	20	19
Feels °C	17	18	18	17	17	14	12	12	14	12	12	14	14	13	11	10	15	19	20	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 13	S 13	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8
kJ	164	136	111	105	84	63	75	60	58	3	3	18	47	158	120	66	54	38	28	30	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 18	S 18	S 18	ENE 7	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 15	SE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17
kJ	24	24	22	21	21	4	4	4	3	6	6	6	35	25	25	25	9	12	30	30	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	S 8	S 8	—	—	S 19	S 13	S 13	S 11	SSE 16	—	S 10	S 20	SE 19	S 14	S 14	—	S 9
kJ	1	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	7	4	4	2	27	—	2	7	14	4	4	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 7	—	—	—	SW 2	SSW 2	—	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 5	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 3
kJ	—	—	183	—	—	—	1	1	—	58	86	28	181	—	—	—	—	3	6	3	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Port Robinson Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	27	27	28	0	0	0	0	0	101	101	44	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	27
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Fields	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Tuhawaiki Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Tora Point Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Luna Park Australia	Luna Park Australia	Luna Park Australia	Luna Park Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Batu Mandi Indonesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	8	9	9	8	8	8	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	4	4

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Port Robinson surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (11 Oct):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

Surf-Forecast Now Has Webcams

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website