Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 4PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
17
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
7
2
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
1.9
SE
8
2
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
74
117
178
172
188
270
392
440
481
487
480
639
413
452
324
311
233
193
182
175
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
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
cross-off
High Tide
6:10AM1.72m
6:38PM1.80m
7:05AM1.69m
7:31PM1.73m
7:59AM1.66m
8:24PM1.65m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.02m
00:59AM0.06m
1:21PM0.08m
1:51AM0.10m
2:15PM0.14m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
2
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
10
9
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
4
4
4
5
7
7
6
6
Feels °C
6
7
4
2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
2
3
3
1
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