Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
11.4°C
1.5° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 10AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
1.3
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
170
170
117
116
57
100
177
184
135
85
85
90
68
53
38
39
45
50
56
105
150
186
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
5
WSW
0
NW
10
E
5
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:00PM1.74m
00:24AM1.61m
12:57PM1.78m
1:21AM1.64m
1:53PM1.80m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.15m
6:17PM0.18m
6:35AM0.12m
7:14PM0.15m
7:31AM0.08m
8:10PM0.12m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
3
8
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
11
10
10
10
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
7
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
8
9
2
4
5
2
3
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
4
7
6
6
6
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