What are the current surf conditions at Port Robinson?

Port Robinson currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Port Robinson?

The best time to surf Port Robinson is typically when swell comes from the NE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Port Robinson Surf Report & Forecast

Name: Port Robinson
Address: New Zealand / Aotearoa

New Zealand / Aotearoa

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🌬️ WIND

10
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🌊 SWELL

2.3
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

2.3ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

11kt

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AIR TEMP

10°C

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SWELL

0.9ft @
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PRECIPITATION

0mm

SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Sweet 2.3ft waves with mixed swell but getting breezy at 10kt Note: winds from WSW would be better.

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Thursday

Sep 24

GOOD10 good hours

🌊 1.7-2.8ft 💨 4-15kt 🌡️ 9-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	9s	SSE	6kt	NE	6kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	9s	SSE	8kt	NE	8kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	2.7ft	9s	SSE	10kt	NE	10kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	9s	SSE	12kt	NE	12kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	9s	SSE	13kt	NNE	13kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	9s	SSE	14kt	NNE	15kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	9s	SSE	15kt	NNE	17kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	SSE	14kt	NNE	16kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	8s	SSE	13kt	N	15kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	8s	SSE	11kt	N	13kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	8s	SSE	10kt	NNW	11kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	SSE	8kt	WNW	9kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	SSE	6kt	W	7kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	SSE	8kt	WSW	9kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	8s	SSE	10kt	WSW	12kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2ft	8s	SSE	12kt	WSW	14kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	8s	SSE	12kt	WSW	13kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	8s	SSE	11kt	WSW	12kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	8s	SSE	10kt	WSW	11kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	SSE	9kt	WSW	9kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	8s	SSE	7kt	SW	7kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	8s	SSE	5kt	SW	5kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	8s	SSE	4kt	S	5kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	SSE	4kt	SE	5kt	9°C	11°C	0mm

Friday

Sep 25

POOR3 good hours

🌊 1.4-1.8ft 💨 3-12kt 🌡️ 9-11°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	SSE	3kt	E	5kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	8s	SSE	5kt	E	6kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	SSE	6kt	E	7kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	SSE	8kt	E	9kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	SSE	9kt	ENE	10kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	SSE	10kt	ENE	12kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	SSE	11kt	ENE	13kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	S	10kt	ENE	13kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	S	10kt	NE	12kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	S	9kt	NE	12kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	S	9kt	NE	11kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	S	8kt	NE	11kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	S	8kt	NNE	11kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	S	7kt	NNE	10kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	10s	S	7kt	N	9kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	12s	S	7kt	N	8kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	11s	SSE	7kt	N	9kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	11s	SSE	8kt	N	10kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	11s	SSE	8kt	N	10kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	12s	SE	9kt	N	11kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	13s	SE	10kt	NNE	12kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	ESE	11kt	NNE	13kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	ESE	11kt	NNE	14kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	ESE	12kt	NNE	14kt	10°C	11°C	0mm

Saturday

Sep 26

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.8-2.0ft 💨 9-25kt 🌡️ 6-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	ESE	12kt	NNE	14kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	ESE	13kt	NNE	16kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	ESE	14kt	NE	17kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	ESE	15kt	NE	19kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	ESE	13kt	NNE	16kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	ESE	11kt	NNE	13kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	ESE	10kt	N	11kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	ESE	9kt	NNW	11kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	13s	ESE	9kt	NNW	11kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	13s	ESE	9kt	NW	12kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	13s	ESE	12kt	NW	18kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	ESE	14kt	NW	24kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	ESE	16kt	NW	30kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	ESE	14kt	NW	24kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	12s	ESE	12kt	WNW	18kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	ESE	10kt	WNW	12kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	ESE	11kt	NW	14kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	ESE	12kt	NNW	15kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2ft	12s	ESE	13kt	N	17kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	ESE	17kt	NW	21kt	10°C	11°C	0.9mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	ESE	20kt	W	25kt	8°C	11°C	1.8mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	ESE	23kt	SW	29kt	6°C	11°C	2.6mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	12s	ESE	24kt	SW	29kt	7°C	11°C	2.4mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	ESE	25kt	SW	29kt	7°C	11°C	2.1mm

Sunday

Sep 27

POOR1 excellent hours

🌊 1.8-5.2ft 💨 4-25kt 🌡️ 7-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	ESE	25kt	SW	29kt	7°C	11°C	1.9mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3ft	11s	SE	24kt	WSW	28kt	7°C	11°C	1.3mm
2:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	9s	SSE	23kt	WSW	26kt	8°C	11°C	0.8mm
3:00 AM	POOR	5.2ft	8s	S	22kt	WSW	25kt	8°C	11°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	POOR	5.2ft	8s	S	21kt	WSW	25kt	8°C	11°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	POOR	5.1ft	8s	S	19kt	SW	25kt	9°C	11°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	POOR	5.1ft	8s	S	18kt	SW	25kt	10°C	11°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	4.9ft	8s	S	15kt	SW	20kt	10°C	11°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	4.7ft	8s	S	12kt	WSW	16kt	9°C	11°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	4.6ft	8s	S	9kt	W	11kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	4.3ft	8s	S	9kt	WNW	10kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	4.1ft	8s	S	8kt	NW	8kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.8ft	8s	S	7kt	NNW	6kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	3.6ft	8s	S	10kt	N	10kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3.4ft	8s	S	12kt	N	14kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	8s	S	14kt	N	17kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	3ft	8s	S	11kt	NNW	14kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	8s	S	9kt	NW	10kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	8s	S	7kt	WNW	6kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	8s	S	7kt	W	7kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	9s	S	7kt	W	8kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	9s	S	7kt	WSW	9kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	10s	S	5kt	NW	7kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	11s	S	4kt	NNE	4kt	9°C	11°C	0mm

Monday

Sep 28

GOOD5 excellent hours

🌊 2.8-5.1ft 💨 2-14kt 🌡️ 9-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	12s	S	2kt	ENE	2kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	13s	SSE	5kt	NE	6kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	13s	SSE	9kt	NNE	10kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3ft	13s	SSE	12kt	N	14kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	14s	SSE	13kt	NNW	16kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	14s	SSE	13kt	NW	17kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	14s	SSE	14kt	W	19kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	14s	SSE	14kt	WNW	20kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	15s	SSE	14kt	WNW	20kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	3.2ft	15s	SSE	14kt	WNW	20kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	3.2ft	15s	SSE	12kt	WNW	19kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	15s	SSE	11kt	WNW	18kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	15s	SSE	10kt	WNW	16kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	15s	SSE	9kt	WNW	16kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	15s	SSE	9kt	WNW	16kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	15s	SSE	8kt	WNW	16kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	15s	SSE	8kt	WNW	15kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	16s	SSE	9kt	W	15kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	4.2ft	16s	SSE	9kt	WSW	14kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	4.4ft	16s	SSE	9kt	WSW	12kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4.6ft	16s	SSE	8kt	WSW	11kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	16s	SSE	8kt	SW	9kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	16s	SSE	5kt	SSW	6kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	16s	SSE	3kt	SSE	4kt	10°C	11°C	0mm

Tuesday

Sep 29

EXCELLENT22 excellent hours

🌊 5.2-5.9ft 💨 1-9kt 🌡️ 10-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	16s	SSE	1kt	ESE	2kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	16s	SSE	2kt	ESE	3kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	16s	SSE	4kt	E	4kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	16s	SSE	5kt	E	6kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	16s	SSE	7kt	E	7kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	16s	SSE	8kt	E	9kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	5.3ft	16s	SSE	9kt	ESE	11kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	5.3ft	16s	SSE	8kt	ESE	10kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	16s	SSE	8kt	ESE	9kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	15s	SSE	7kt	ESE	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	15s	SSE	7kt	ESE	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	15s	SSE	6kt	ESE	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	15s	SSE	6kt	ESE	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	15s	SSE	6kt	ESE	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	15s	SSE	6kt	ESE	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	15s	SSE	6kt	E	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	15s	SSE	7kt	E	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	15s	SSE	7kt	E	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	15s	SSE	8kt	ENE	8kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.6ft	16s	SSE	8kt	ENE	8kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.6ft	16s	SSE	8kt	ENE	8kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.7ft	16s	SSE	8kt	ENE	8kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	17s	SSE	8kt	ENE	8kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	17s	SSE	8kt	ENE	8kt	10°C	11°C	0mm

Wednesday

Sep 30

GOOD9 excellent hours

🌊 3.8-6.0ft 💨 6-11kt 🌡️ 10-11°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6ft	17s	SSE	7kt	ENE	8kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6ft	17s	SSE	7kt	ENE	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6ft	17s	SSE	8kt	ENE	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	6ft	16s	SSE	8kt	ENE	9kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	5.9ft	16s	SSE	8kt	ENE	9kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	5.7ft	16s	SSE	8kt	ENE	10kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	5.6ft	15s	SSE	9kt	ENE	10kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	5.4ft	15s	SSE	9kt	ENE	11kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	5.3ft	15s	SSE	9kt	ENE	11kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	5.1ft	14s	SSE	9kt	NE	12kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	5ft	14s	SSE	10kt	NE	12kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	4.9ft	14s	SSE	10kt	NE	13kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	4.7ft	13s	SSE	11kt	NE	13kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	4.6ft	13s	SSE	10kt	NE	13kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	4.5ft	13s	SSE	10kt	NE	13kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	13s	SSE	10kt	NNE	13kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	4.2ft	13s	SSE	10kt	NE	13kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	4.2ft	13s	SSE	9kt	NE	12kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	4.1ft	12s	SSE	9kt	NE	12kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4ft	12s	SSE	8kt	NE	11kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4ft	12s	SSE	7kt	NNE	10kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4ft	12s	SSE	6kt	NNE	9kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	12s	SSE	6kt	W	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	12s	SSE	6kt	SSE	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.9ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:3-15kt NE

Water Temperature:11°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Port Robinson in Kaikoura is an exposed point break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best conditions occur when a Southeast swell, which is typically a mix of groundswells and windswells, combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest. The break performs best around high tide and is unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. The best time of year for surfing Port Robinson with consistent, clean waves is during the winter, particularly the month of June.

Best Swell Direction: NE

Bottom Type: Sand

Location: County: Hurunui District | Country: New Zealand / Aotearoa | Road: Manuka Bay Road | Full Address: Manuka Bay Road, Port Robinson, Hurunui District, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSE

Ideal Wind DirectionWSW

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