Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.1° C
0.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 8AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
666
279
441
202
329
108
86
84
79
72
81
66
73
67
67
86
88
86
81
62
86
151
174
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:21AM1.73m
4:52PM1.89m
5:16AM1.74m
5:46PM1.86m
6:10AM1.72m
6:38PM1.80m
Low Tide
10:35AM-0.03m
11:13PM0.03m
11:31AM-0.02m
00:07AM0.03m
12:26PM0.02m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
2
5
Temp °C
12
11
12
16
17
15
13
11
11
10
10
12
13
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
8
6
Feels °C
9
8
10
14
15
13
11
8
8
7
7
9
11
8
8
9
7
6
6
6
5
1
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