Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.8° C
0.8° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 10AM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)19s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)19s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.3
E
12
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
E
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
16
0.6
E
16
0.6
ESE
17
0.8
ESE
17
0.8
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
16
1
SSE
17
1.2
ESE
17
1.3
ESE
16
1.3
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
28
71
71
69
43
44
29
37
55
58
131
193
219
372
359
463
618
767
844
803
917
871
879
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
10
SSE
10
E
15
NE
5
N
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
SSE
0
SE
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:40AM1.75m
5:13PM1.95m
5:37AM1.76m
6:09PM1.93m
6:33AM1.74m
7:04PM1.89m
Low Tide
10:54AM-0.05m
11:35PM0.01m
11:51AM-0.06m
00:31AM0.01m
12:48PM-0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:50
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5:10
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
15
17
15
15
16
15
14
13
11
11
9
9
9
8
7
7
9
10
9
9
8
Feels °C
12
10
10
11
13
11
12
12
12
9
5
8
8
5
7
7
6
4
4
7
9
8
7
5
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