Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
11.1°C
1.2° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
57
166
195
152
118
83
55
48
39
38
39
38
39
37
33
21
48
77
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
25
SW
25
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
E
10
E
5
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:24AM1.61m
12:57PM1.78m
1:21AM1.64m
1:53PM1.80m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.18m
6:35AM0.12m
7:14PM0.15m
7:31AM0.08m
8:10PM0.12m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
3
5
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
7
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
9
4
2
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
2
2
1
2
4
6
6
6
6
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