Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 11 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

10.2° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 5PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (28 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).
	Tue 28					Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	681	803	816	816	713	713	713	690	507	492	392	379	373	367	303	289	284	228	179	176	135
Wind (km/h)	WNW	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	NW	W	W	ENE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				3:53PM1.60m				4:10AM1.47m				4:36PM1.61m				4:53AM1.47m				5:18PM1.61m
Low Tide		9:33AM0.31m				10:09PM0.35m				10:16AM0.28m				10:53PM0.33m				11:00AM0.27m


	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	10	10	10	10	9	8	7	7	10	13	11	10	9	10	9	12	16	16	13	12
Feels °C	3	7	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	8	11	8	7	5	6	5	8	12	12	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11
kJ	681	803	816	816	713	713	713	690	507	492	392	379	373	367	303	289	284	228	179	176	135
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 7	S 7	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 16	S 15	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 16
kJ	19	4	4	20	20	20	5	18	15	11	13	15	14	6	6	57	57	51	16	23	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 10	—	S 10	—	S 16	S 16	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 15	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16
kJ	—	2	—	8	—	5	5	40	21	61	117	116	112	54	21	2	2	2	50	25	76
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	—	—	—	—	NE 6	—	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 3	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	3	12	37	—	—	—	—	45	—	5	23	14	9	3	88	63
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	28	28	28	27	27	0	0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	44	28
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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