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Port Robinson Surf Forecast
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Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | |
3175 | 3138 | 2767 | 2215 | 2000 | 1668 | 1294 | 1093 | 789 | 604 | 534 | 419 | 380 | 306 | 280 | 226 | 158 | 146 | 111 | 96 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:56AM1.51m | 3:24PM1.58m | 3:41AM1.49m | 4:07PM1.60m | 4:26AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM0.31m | 9:07AM0.27m | 9:38PM0.33m | 9:51AM0.29m | 10:25PM0.33m | 10:34AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 3175 | 3138 | 2767 | 2215 | 2000 | 1668 | 1294 | 1093 | 789 | 604 | 534 | 419 | 380 | 306 | 280 | 226 | 158 | 146 | 111 | 96 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | E 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 38 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | E 5 | NE 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 63 | 40 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
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