Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

11.0° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 12AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	804	768	724	771	873	908	908	824	951	1198	1207	1197	1091	954	815	846	734	530	449	449	392	384	326	273
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide				11:03PM1.53m				11:35AM1.56m				11:57PM1.55m					12:30PM1.64m				00:53AM1.59m
Low Tide						5:19AM0.24m				5:47PM0.27m					6:10AM0.19m				6:43PM0.23m				7:04AM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—
	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	2	1	1	1	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	8	7	6	5	5	4	5	7
Feels °C	4	2	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	2	1	1	0	2	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	804	768	724	771	873	908	908	824	951	1198	1207	1197	1091	954	815	846	734	530	449	449	392	384	326	273
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 18	S 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 16	S 16	S 10	SSE 16	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 16
kJ	61	60	86	52	51	100	95	85	66	205	182	172	170	166	137	131	31	50	25	36	35	186	207	240
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	SE 21	SSE 20	SSE 19	S 19	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	S 22	SSE 16	SSE 20	SSE 19	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	54	53	—	—	—	—	18	75	72	173	—	—	—	—	127	181	50	9	50	76	146	22	21	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 4	SW 4	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	S 9	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	71	115	184	259	270	240	270	212	110	—	—	—	7	13	15	214	146	45	110	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Trolley's Canterbury	New Brighton Beach Canterbury	Point Elizabeth West Coast South Island	Trolley's Canterbury	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Rapahoe/Chimney Pots West Coast South Island	Rapahoe/Chimney Pots West Coast South Island	Trolley's Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	2	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	84	81	180	84	179	179	179	84	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Sumner Bar	Lone Pine Brighton		Trolley's		Smithfield	Smithfield	Lone Pine Brighton	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	3		2		2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8

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