Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
11.2°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 8PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
ESE
15
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
85
63
71
94
71
154
141
139
137
135
131
127
121
85
115
113
250
233
437
196
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:24PM1.59m
3:45AM1.53m
4:08PM1.61m
4:30AM1.57m
4:53PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.25m
9:37PM0.26m
9:53AM0.22m
10:21PM0.22m
10:41AM0.20m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:11
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6:09
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7:07
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6:25
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6:27
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7:28
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1
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8
7
1
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Temp °C
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
9
13
16
16
14
14
14
14
5
4
8
8
6
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
7
5
5
4
5
8
12
13
10
9
10
10
-3
-4
0
1
2
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