Port Robinson Surf Break

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
11.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 123mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
E
10
0.5
S
19
0.8
E
9
2.2
S
6
3
S
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2
E
9
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
951
198
267
333
333
248
254
177
80
72
178
128
377
1175
1337
1098
931
804
691
657
694
739
914
1020
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
25
SW
35
SSE
45
SSE
50
S
45
SSW
45
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:20AM1.41m
8:42PM1.53m
9:05AM1.41m
9:26PM1.52m
9:52AM1.44m
10:13PM1.52m
Low Tide
2:20AM0.32m
2:28PM0.31m
3:03AM0.31m
3:13PM0.32m
3:46AM0.30m
4:01PM0.31m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
4
1
5
14
14
15
15
19
8
6
10
8
Temp °C
12
11
10
13
12
7
6
7
7
7
8
10
10
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
Feels °C
9
9
7
9
7
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
2
3
2
-1
-2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
Energy kJ
354
198
267
333
333
248
254
177
80
59
118
110
108
133
189
430
601
664
614
614
694
739
914
1020
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.6
NE
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
18
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
138
142
45
6
5
5
5
9
72
66
71
128
220
290
205
129
127
125
124
119
110
42
41
178
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
19
0.5
S
19
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
E
10
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
4
39
72
178
33
31
50
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NE
9
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
1
SW
4
1
SW
4
1.1
S
5
1.7
S
6
2.2
S
6
3
S
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
951
2
5
2
3
13
19
36
40
54
193
377
1175
1337
1098
931
804
691
657
481
327
242
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
5
5
5
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
27
1
0
0
61
89
44
44
44
44
44
181
181
191
180
179
84
84
88
81
88
88
81
81
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Port Robinson surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest