Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

10.1° 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 (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 8AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (29 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri night).
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	SE 15	SSW 6
Wave Graph
kJ	713	623	530	492	392	379	373	367	303	289	284	228	179	176	135	133	133	93	98	99	98	62	395
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	WNW	SW	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		4:10AM1.47m				4:36PM1.61m				4:53AM1.47m				5:18PM1.61m				5:36AM1.47m					6:01PM1.61m
Low Tide				10:16AM0.28m				10:53PM0.33m				11:00AM0.27m				11:36PM0.31m				11:44AM0.26m


	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	7	2
Temp °C	8	8	8	10	13	11	11	10	10	10	12	15	16	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	10	8	6
Feels °C	4	5	5	8	12	8	8	6	6	6	8	11	12	9	8	7	5	4	2	3	3	2	-6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 12	NE 7	E 12	E 11	E 11
kJ	713	623	530	492	392	379	373	367	303	289	284	228	179	176	135	133	133	93	98	36	98	62	62
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 5	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 15	NE 6	ESE 16	E 12	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8
kJ	5	6	9	10	12	15	14	11	6	57	57	51	25	41	51	66	21	33	25	99	21	26	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 15	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SE 17	NE 9	S 11	ESE 16	ESE 16	SE 15	SE 15
kJ	5	18	21	61	117	116	112	54	44	17	2	2	45	25	24	21	11	3	2	25	24	58	58
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 6	NNW 2	NNE 6	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNE 8	NNE 4	NE 8	N 3	NE 8	NE 7	NE 6	NW 3	NW 3	SW 4	SSW 6
kJ	8	23	—	—	—	36	45	1	24	10	8	8	24	9	147	5	80	106	38	6	12	28	395
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	27	1	0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	1	1	44	28	28	44	44	73	54	73	73	96	176
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fairway Reef Northland	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	9	9

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