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Port Robinson Surf Forecast
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Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Port Robinson today?
The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 5PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Port Robinson. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 28 | 28 | 53 | 49 | 80 | 77 | 126 | 575 | 304 | 264 | 248 | 271 | 277 | 253 | 232 | 253 | 569 | 480 | 421 | 347 | 120 | 117 | 85 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:46PM 1.73 | 2:10AM 1.60 | 2:37PM 1.71 | 2:59AM 1.59 | 3:24PM 1.68 | 3:46AM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:27AM 0.15 | 8:04PM 0.19 | 8:19AM 0.16 | 8:54PM 0.19 | 9:09AM 0.17 | 9:42PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury
Cross-off wind 90 km from Port Robinson has become light (light winds from the SW at Taylor's Mistake). Waves should be turning clean at Port Robinson. 0.5m 9s swell from the SSE with a 0.3m 13s groundswell from the SE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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