Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.5° C
0.5° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 8AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
104
56
52
34
34
34
30
28
26
19
15
14
16
18
16
16
13
14
24
58
79
50
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
10
N
25
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
High Tide
11:14AM1.57m
11:35PM1.52m
12:06PM1.55m
00:25AM1.48m
12:55PM1.54m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.21m
5:25PM0.30m
5:47AM0.27m
6:17PM0.35m
6:34AM0.31m
7:07PM0.38m
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7:48
7:47
7:46
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5:17
5:19
5:19
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Temp °C
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
13
15
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
15
11
10
Feels °C
4
5
6
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
10
11
10
8
8
7
7
8
11
12
6
7
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