Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 6 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

13.7°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Evening (31 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 11	S 12	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 12	NE 8	SSE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 6	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1933	2339	2440	2483	731	561	460	387	328	256	198	173	135	96	71	53	33	26	23	22	22	14	23
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	WNW	W	W	W	W	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			9:32AM1.84m				10:00PM1.65m					10:31AM1.82m				11:00PM1.64m				11:31AM1.80m
Low Tide	3:15AM0.07m				3:57PM0.09m					4:13AM0.07m				4:55PM0.10m				5:12AM0.08m				5:52PM0.10m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	6	9	11	11	9	8	8	8	8	12	18	22	20	17	15	13	13	18	20	21	19	19
Feels °C	-1	0	2	5	5	3	2	3	4	5	10	15	17	14	13	11	9	9	13	14	14	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 11	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 8
kJ	938	1068	1185	966	731	561	460	387	328	256	198	173	135	96	46	53	33	26	9	9	9	9	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 14	E 14	E 14	SE 16	SSE 15	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 7	SSE 10	S 9	SSE 9	ENE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	3	3	4	4	4	4	64	22	7	8	15	17	27	53	71	40	26	7	16	15	22	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 11	E 13	SE 15	ESE 14	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 8	NE 8	S 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	9	19	18	27	27	40	39	24	23	23	22	7	11	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 11	S 12	S 12	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	—	NE 6	—	W 3	W 3	WNW 2	—	—	—	NW 2	NW 2	NW 2	NNW 2
kJ	1933	2339	2440	2483	—	—	3	6	21	38	—	38	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Trolley's Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Gore Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	1	4	4	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	44	27	96	84	91	86	28	28	27	1	0	27	44	1	0	0	0	44	44	54	73	73	196
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Patiti Point	Fields	Tuhawaiki Point	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Fields	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Fields
Rating (10 max)	4	5	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	8	8	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	3	2	2	2	3	1	2	3	4
Header Global	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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