Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.6°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
NE
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
17
1.6
SSW
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
99
92
90
57
55
52
31
31
17
50
48
85
224
321
371
427
576
512
505
540
469
581
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
S
25
WSW
15
W
10
NW
15
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
50
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:02AM1.51m
5:27PM1.61m
5:47AM1.53m
6:11PM1.60m
6:33AM1.55m
6:56PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.22m
11:43PM0.25m
11:58AM0.22m
00:28AM0.23m
12:47PM0.22m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
10
12
12
15
15
12
10
9
9
11
13
15
15
13
9
8
8
7
9
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
5
3
5
9
10
8
6
4
2
5
6
6
7
5
4
1
4
4
4
6
6
4
1
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