Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.5°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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 3PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (12 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
4
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
5
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
16
2.3
SSE
16
2.2
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
10
2.3
S
16
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1762
2716
2535
1042
915
635
518
459
166
2601
326
418
326
314
361
319
260
214
166
159
119
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
10
W
15
W
15
SW
15
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
Wind State
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:21PM1.75m
5:47AM1.69m
6:12PM1.70m
6:38AM1.67m
7:02PM1.64m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.06m
11:40PM0.09m
12:03PM0.10m
00:30AM0.12m
12:56PM0.16m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
8
10
12
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
12
13
12
13
Feels °C
4
5
4
3
2
1
2
4
6
8
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
10
9
8
11
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