Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.7°C
0.9° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 9PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
22
22
22
24
77
40
29
25
59
102
121
170
172
117
58
57
72
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SW
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:28PM1.57m
11:01AM1.70m
11:27PM1.58m
12:00PM1.74m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.18m
5:20PM0.21m
5:38AM0.15m
6:17PM0.18m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
5
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
10
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
10
9
Feels °C
4
4
1
2
3
5
6
7
8
7
8
8
8
9
11
11
11
7
4
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