Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

13.1°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 (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 6PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Evening (17 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 17					Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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)	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	2	3	2	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	368	307	280	277	215	196	191	188	539	568	671	679	688	568	539	474	456	485	498	494	413
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SE	SSE	SSE	NW	NW	NW	NNW	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	W	W	SW	SSE	E	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	cross	on	on	on
High Tide		10:27AM1.55m				10:51PM1.42m				11:16AM1.53m				11:40PM1.40m				12:04PM1.51m
Low Tide				4:47PM0.36m				4:57AM0.37m				5:34PM0.38m				5:44AM0.38m				6:19PM0.38m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	10	10	9	8	8	8	9	12	15	15	14	14	14	13	12	15	17	14	13	12
Feels °C	4	6	7	6	6	6	5	7	11	12	10	8	9	11	10	9	11	14	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	368	307	280	242	215	183	142	104	539	568	671	679	688	568	539	474	456	485	498	494	413
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	2	2	23	86	148	196	191	188	23	10	11	5	5	3	4	2	4	5	1	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 11	NE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 11	E 10	E 10
kJ	—	—	2	5	2	2	2	33	2	2	2	2	2	5	5	5	1	1	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	—	—	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	—	W 2	SW 3	—	NE 6	NE 3	NE 3
kJ	3	—	—	277	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	9	—	1	2	—	5	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	1	3	3	1	3	3	2	2	3	3	1	1
Distance (km)	0	75	81	89	0	0	0	0	0	28	86	86	28	1	0	0	0	96	96	46	28
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	6	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	7	5	5	4	4	5	6	4	5	5

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