Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.1°C
0.4° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 1AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
1.2
S
17
0.8
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
162
229
258
206
191
174
211
105
822
340
734
921
1189
1320
924
859
697
446
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
45
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
WNW
35
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
30
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:37PM1.57m
2:54AM1.46m
3:19PM1.59m
3:36AM1.47m
4:01PM1.60m
Low Tide
8:49PM0.36m
8:58AM0.29m
9:33PM0.33m
9:42AM0.26m
cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
4
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
9
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
Feels °C
7
5
8
8
8
10
12
13
14
2
4
5
6
4
2
1
-1
1
6
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