Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

10.2° C

Port Robinson surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (24 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).
	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	ESE 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	S 6	S 7	S 7	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	16	13	10	33	145	64	79	49	44	42	38	44	112	202	178	229	284	256	246	301	293	281	269
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NW	N	NNE	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	00:25AM1.48m				12:55PM1.54m				1:13AM1.45m				1:42PM1.55m				1:59AM1.45m				2:27PM1.57m
Low Tide			6:34AM0.31m				7:07PM0.38m				7:20AM0.33m				7:54PM0.39m				8:05AM0.34m				8:40PM0.38m


	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	14	15	13	10	9	8	8	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	6	8	7	6
Feels °C	7	7	7	10	12	10	5	5	4	4	-2	-2	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	4	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	ENE 5	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	16	5	10	33	53	64	79	49	44	42	38	44	31	103	107	96	79	62	62	301	293	281	269
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	SSE 9	ENE 6	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	2	8	6	8	14	14	15	16	16	16	17	34	61	170	157	229	284	256	246	48	36	36	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 12	SSE 9	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	ESE 13	ENE 7	ENE 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10
kJ	12	13	8	14	8	7	7	31	31	30	29	28	33	21	28	72	67	66	63	61	58	56	55
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNE 2	NE 8	—	WSW 2	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 3	SSW 5	S 6	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	145	—	1	2	4	5	9	53	112	202	178	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	357	73	73	73	73	0	0	0	0	0	44	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)				1		2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	1	5	5	6	7	6	5	8	7	6	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	8	5	5	5	7	6	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5

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