Port Robinson Surf Break

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
11.1° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (07 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed night).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
2.4
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
747
780
752
783
786
725
755
815
804
1175
996
967
967
1108
998
935
833
980
1065
1030
916
778
671
666
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
S
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:13PM1.52m
10:42AM1.49m
11:03PM1.53m
11:35AM1.56m
11:57PM1.55m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.27m
4:52PM0.29m
5:19AM0.24m
5:47PM0.27m
6:10AM0.19m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
5
4
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
11
10
10
10
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
5
5
4
5
5
7
Feels °C
5
5
3
4
6
6
6
6
4
3
2
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
2.4
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
Energy kJ
747
780
752
783
786
725
755
815
804
1175
996
967
967
1108
998
935
833
980
1065
1030
916
778
671
666
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
45
42
214
148
88
70
71
18
61
60
86
129
51
176
95
85
79
71
126
120
117
168
53
83
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
S
18
0.1
SE
22
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
16
Energy kJ
41
40
38
37
18
33
54
18
32
37
36
26
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.9
S
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.9
S
7
1.1
SSW
13
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
357
288
80
77
118
223
335
327
266
271
159
138
46
73
418
2
4
11
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
84
81
44
0
0
0
0
75
75
81
81
180
81
179
84
84
84
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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