Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 11 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 (2.1m), 10s period with E 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 7AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm 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 (2.1m)	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 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).
		Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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)	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	800	694	873	908	926	926	954	973	1197	1051	961	834	815	736	646	520	449	384	327	327	276	243	226	183
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	W	W	W	W	W	SW	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on
High Tide		11:03PM1.53m				11:35AM1.56m				11:57PM1.55m					12:30PM1.64m				00:53AM1.59m				1:26PM1.73m
Low Tide				5:19AM0.24m				5:47PM0.27m					6:10AM0.19m				6:43PM0.23m				7:04AM0.14m


	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—
mm	1	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	6	6	5	5	6	5	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	7
Feels °C	3	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	-1	1	0	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	5	4	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	800	694	873	908	926	926	954	973	1197	1051	961	834	815	736	646	520	449	384	327	327	273	220	216	183
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	S 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	SSE 16	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	57	129	51	100	95	85	67	205	182	172	170	166	137	131	50	65	39	36	35	188	276	243	226	138
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 21	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	—	—	—	—	SSE 16	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 20	SSE 19	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	18	39	73	119	—	—	—	—	86	124	79	50	50	76	148	22	21	21	21	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 17	SW 3	SW 4	WSW 4	SSW 12	SSW 6	S 10	SSW 10	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	126	272	262	240	240	212	134	89	1057	4	14	16	280	24	98	128	110	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	1
Distance (km)	180	180	179	179	179	84	84	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28
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Rating (10 max)		2		2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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