Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.5° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 7AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
1
1
1
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
17
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
8
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
212
262
316
330
327
379
362
469
294
178
217
156
143
123
156
156
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
SW
5
S
5
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:38PM1.80m
7:05AM1.69m
7:31PM1.73m
7:59AM1.66m
8:24PM1.65m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.06m
1:21PM0.08m
1:51AM0.10m
2:15PM0.14m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
4
4
5
7
7
7
6
Feels °C
1
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
1
0
-1
-1
1
4
4
4
1
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