Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

12.3°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 (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 6PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (20 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 20					Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	175	229	146	137	117	117	90	86	84	88	112	113	204	74	48	49	47	41	40	26	26
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	WSW	WSW	SW	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	W	W	SW	ENE	NNE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	off	cross-off	on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		12:50PM1.50m					1:12AM1.39m				1:34PM1.51m				1:57AM1.41m				2:18PM1.52m
Low Tide					7:04PM0.37m				7:13AM0.36m				7:47PM0.34m				7:58AM0.33m				8:29PM0.31m


	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	10	10	11	10	11	11	11	14	16	16	14	12	11	10	9	14	20	20	17	17
Feels °C	7	7	5	7	7	10	8	8	12	14	12	10	8	8	8	6	11	18	17	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 14	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	53	50	52	56	117	117	90	86	84	88	112	68	204	48	48	49	47	41	40	26	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	SSE 16	SE 16	SSE 14	E 10	SSE 14	ENE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	SSE 13	NE 4
kJ	175	229	146	137	87	8	8	5	2	24	61	113	2	74	6	4	3	1	2	16	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 10	SSE 15	SSE 17	E 10	SSE 16	ENE 4	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 13	E 9	SSE 13
kJ	2	2	23	24	2	46	28	2	24	2	2	2	—	2	35	17	17	18	7	2	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	NE 2	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4
kJ	—	—	6	14	12	21	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	6	16	—	—	—	—	4	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Port Robinson Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	28	86	101	101	28	27	0	0	0	96	86	86	86	44	27	0	0	0	73	86	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	7	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	5	6

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