Port Robinson surf break

Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Port Robinson today?

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 2PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
79
59
40
39
27
40
82
253
253
126
80
44
103
89
93
99
99
108
225
362
499
619
634
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
S
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
20
SSW
10
S
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:34AM1.64m
11:04PM1.79m
11:33AM1.63m
00:01AM1.75m
12:29PM1.61m
00:56AM1.70m
Low Tide
4:45PM0.09m
5:25AM0.12m
5:42PM0.12m
6:20AM0.13m
6:38PM0.15m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
9
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
14
16
15
14
14
14
13
12
7
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
10
11
13
13
12
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
17
Energy kJ
108
79
59
39
39
27
35
37
253
253
126
45
42
103
89
93
99
99
108
225
362
499
619
634
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
41
40
39
40
39
25
24
82
13
13
24
80
44
6
12
11
1
1
5
10
11
5
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
18
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
14
13
23
21
12
12
40
14
3
3
6
6
6
13
1
1
2
25
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
28
44
44
27
1
0
0
0
0
28
1
0
1
0
0
96
0
28
28
27
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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