Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 12 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

12.7°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 (14 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 3PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	15s
Afternoon (14 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	5s
Evening (14 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).
	Wed 14					Thursday 15								Friday 16
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 5	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 6	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 8	ENE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	22	21	14	24	33	29	44	31	41	47	135	26	844	1291	1317	1347	1660	1601	1601	1508	1624
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	7:59AM1.64m				8:22PM1.52m				8:48AM1.61m				9:12PM1.48m				9:37AM1.58m
Low Tide			2:21PM0.27m				2:35AM0.28m				3:10PM0.31m				3:22AM0.32m				3:59PM0.34m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	2	6	3	1	2	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	12	12	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	9	8	7	8	7	7	8	9	9	8
Feels °C	8	8	10	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	3	1	-1	-2	-1	-2	-2	-1	0	1	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	S 5	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	E 10	NE 9	SSE 10
kJ	17	11	14	17	25	29	29	22	41	47	18	26	18	10	15	8	8	6	2	3	1440
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 6	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 16	S 16	E 12	S 15	—	—	NE 9	—	NE 8	NE 9	SSE 16
kJ	4	16	7	24	33	9	44	31	15	6	5	5	3	5	—	—	21	—	2	3	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	ENE 8	ENE 6	SSE 14	ENE 8	S 10	SSE 7	NE 8	NE 8	E 12	E 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	NE 9
kJ	22	21	6	7	20	7	7	5	11	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	—	—	SW 2	SSW 3	S 8	SSE 5	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	34	—	—	1	6	135	117	844	1291	1317	1347	1660	1601	1601	1508	1624
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	1
Distance (km)	1	1	61	1	0	61	0	0	61	89	96	180	176	84	179	179	179	179	179	84	81
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1				2						2	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Shingles West Coast South Island	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	1	3	1	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7	4	4	4	4	7	7	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5

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