Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.0° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 9PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
0
3
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
NE
8
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
1.5
S
10
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
55
52
31
31
17
22
48
50
157
255
443
487
407
349
608
599
833
903
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
40
WNW
40
W
15
SSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
35
WNW
20
WSW
10
SSW
30
W
30
W
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:47AM1.53m
6:11PM1.60m
6:33AM1.55m
6:56PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.25m
11:58AM0.22m
00:28AM0.23m
12:47PM0.22m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
12
10
9
9
11
13
15
14
13
10
10
9
11
12
11
13
12
8
Feels °C
10
8
7
4
3
4
5
11
5
4
7
7
6
2
7
8
6
5
2
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