Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
11.6°C
1.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 1AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.5
E
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
56
64
47
23
64
74
50
40
30
30
28
26
26
24
27
97
86
85
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:08AM1.64m
2:37PM1.76m
3:02AM1.65m
3:29PM1.74m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.13m
8:18AM0.10m
8:54PM0.11m
9:13AM0.10m
9:45PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:48
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7:38
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Temp °C
15
14
14
12
11
9
12
15
15
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
12
11
12
9
8
5
10
12
12
11
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
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