Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.3° C
0.6° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.9
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
545
339
250
260
218
218
214
186
154
151
151
168
164
184
161
331
116
56
56
86
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
N
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:16AM1.63m
11:39PM1.56m
12:13PM1.70m
00:37AM1.60m
1:11PM1.77m
Low Tide
5:32PM0.25m
5:52AM0.18m
6:29PM0.21m
6:48AM0.13m
7:28PM0.17m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:35
5:36
 mm
2
Temp °C
5
7
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
2
4
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
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