Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.0°C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 1AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
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
0.4
SE
17
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
S
10
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
78
156
100
144
144
142
138
144
162
229
229
273
188
174
211
211
255
1244
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
35
NW
30
NW
10
WSW
10
S
5
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
N
20
NW
35
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:53PM1.55m
2:11AM1.44m
2:37PM1.57m
2:54AM1.46m
3:19PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:05PM0.38m
8:14AM0.32m
8:49PM0.36m
8:58AM0.29m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:53
 mm
3
Temp °C
15
14
13
14
14
13
14
16
15
14
15
12
10
14
16
17
17
17
9
Feels °C
8
8
6
6
9
3
4
9
5
7
8
9
8
12
11
12
13
13
2
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