Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.3° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 2AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.5
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
302
376
297
193
167
133
94
118
111
128
136
212
438
392
788
1490
1924
1868
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:31PM1.73m
7:59AM1.66m
8:24PM1.65m
8:53AM1.62m
Low Tide
1:51AM0.10m
2:15PM0.14m
2:43AM0.15m
3:09PM0.22m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
7
6
5
5
4
5
8
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
11
10
9
8
Feels °C
0
0
1
0
0
-1
1
4
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
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