Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

11.1° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 7AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Evening (08 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed night).
		Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	681	783	786	725	755	800	804	850	951	1034	1055	1108	900	914	914	1191	1050	1019	1080	842	720	698	609	520
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		10:13PM1.52m				10:42AM1.49m				11:03PM1.53m				11:35AM1.56m				11:57PM1.55m					12:30PM1.64m
Low Tide				4:31AM0.27m				4:52PM0.29m				5:19AM0.24m				5:47PM0.27m					6:10AM0.19m


	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—
mm	9	3	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	8	7
Feels °C	3	4	6	6	6	6	5	3	0	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	1	1	-1	-1	0	1	3	3	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	681	783	786	725	755	800	804	850	951	1034	1055	1108	900	914	914	1191	1050	1019	1080	842	720	698	609	520
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 13	SSE 18	SSE 18	S 17	S 16	SSE 16	S 16	SSE 8	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	228	172	88	70	56	18	61	60	86	82	51	176	154	85	79	142	182	174	170	168	105	21	17	65
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 18	S 18	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 16	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	S 13	S 7	S 7	—	—	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	41	40	38	37	36	13	54	—	—	—	—	—	95	75	37	119	51	34	16	—	—	50	50	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	WSW 3	WSW 4	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 5	S 6	—
kJ	222	—	—	—	—	75	71	123	219	388	376	282	181	200	138	142	—	3	11	218	313	41	16	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	44	0	0	0	0	75	75	75	179	180	84	179	84	84	84	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	3			3		4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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