Port Robinson surf break

Port Robinson surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)812121113121111101010101010910109956669
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35487514512741649146526518013011611411117626228421213668100413626
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
SW
10
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
35
W
25
S
10
SE
0
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
10
NNW
30
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
1.56
7:32AM
1.66
7:55PM
1.59
8:20AM
1.65
8:46PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:04PM
0.21
1:19AM
0.17
1:50PM
0.18
2:09AM
0.16
2:39PM
0.17
3:02AM
0.17
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54
Sunset---8:28-------8:27-------8:24----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192323221816171719211513131312121314151615171616
Feels °C (?)1719191817141012161410101211998891213101413
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