Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 6 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

13.3°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23			Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	37	60	142	133	129	69	47	77	72	46	45	39	39	53	55	55	53	51	50
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NNE	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SE	NE	NE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide					3:25AM1.51m				3:47PM1.58m					4:12AM1.59m				4:34PM1.60m
Low Tide			9:13PM0.27m				9:32AM0.25m				9:58PM0.22m					10:22AM0.21m


	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	13	15	14	13	17	21	22	21	18	14	12	11	14	19	18	19	16
Feels °C	10	9	11	14	12	11	16	21	21	18	13	9	8	7	11	16	15	16	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	NE 4
kJ	37	14	142	133	129	69	47	77	72	46	45	39	39	25	25	25	53	51	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SE 15	SSE 6	ENE 5	S 8	S 8	ENE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 6	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 16
kJ	26	60	7	14	36	34	15	18	13	14	20	7	5	53	55	55	15	14	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	SE 12	SE 19	SE 18	S 14	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 14	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	E 13	SSE 8
kJ	7	15	14	36	8	10	39	15	13	16	29	29	21	3	2	1	1	3	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 2	WNW 3	WNW 2	WNW 2	—	—	—	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	14	26	22	32	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	12	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	101	101	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	27	86	27	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5

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