Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
11.0° 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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.3
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
0.7
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
16
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
30
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
0
SW
5
E
10
NE
Wind State
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
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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