Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.1° C
0.4° 

Port Robinson surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 7AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
288
261
204
165
151
130
127
181
179
175
169
215
351
231
142
128
123
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
S
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:10PM1.52m
10:40AM1.56m
11:02PM1.47m
11:32AM1.54m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.27m
4:54PM0.34m
5:12AM0.32m
5:45PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
7
4
5
5
6
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
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