Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

10.2° 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 (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 12PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Evening (25 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 25							Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 13	S 7	S 8	S 7	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 12	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	41	42	40	43	240	451	163	229	284	256	246	301	293	281	269	312	290	350	350	414	395	398	604
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	W	ESE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross
High Tide	1:13AM1.45m				1:42PM1.55m				1:59AM1.45m				2:27PM1.57m				2:44AM1.45m					3:10PM1.59m
Low Tide			7:20AM0.33m				7:54PM0.39m				8:05AM0.34m				8:40PM0.38m				8:49AM0.33m


	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	7	5	5	6	5	4	4	3	3	6	8	7	6	5	4	4	5	8	9	8	7
Feels °C	5	3	0	-4	-3	-1	0	0	0	-1	-1	3	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	5	6	5	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 12	ESE 13
kJ	41	42	40	41	31	235	163	117	99	79	62	66	293	281	269	312	290	350	350	414	395	398	604
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6
kJ	16	16	17	43	61	170	155	229	284	256	246	301	34	45	35	45	45	41	30	29	20	20	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SE 13	ENE 7	ENE 12	ENE 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSW 6	S 13	S 13	SSE 12	S 12
kJ	31	30	30	28	42	21	28	47	67	66	64	61	59	54	53	30	17	17	23	13	13	15	43
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 4	SSW 5	S 7	S 8	WSW 4	WSW 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	—	—	—	W 3	W 3	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	13	82	240	451	7	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	51	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	84	81	81	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	1
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