Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 2PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
3
2
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.2
SSE
16
1.9
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
2.1
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
26
351
163
94
54
105
108
456
738
757
246
179
186
172
131
154
134
131
119
116
83
105
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
35
WNW
35
SW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SSW
20
S
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:51AM1.41m
1:15PM1.53m
1:35AM1.43m
1:59PM1.55m
2:18AM1.45m
2:41PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.35m
7:27PM0.36m
7:37AM0.32m
8:10PM0.33m
8:21AM0.29m
8:53PM0.30m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
7
7
7
10
11
10
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
8
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
3
1
3
3
6
6
2
-2
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
3
2
5
6
6
5
7
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