Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.1° C
0.2° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
11
1.3
NE
8
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
492
461
379
373
367
303
289
284
228
224
176
135
211
125
93
98
99
96
62
61
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
30
NW
20
NW
35
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
SW
50
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:36PM1.61m
4:53AM1.47m
5:18PM1.61m
5:36AM1.47m
6:01PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:16AM0.28m
10:53PM0.33m
11:00AM0.27m
11:36PM0.31m
11:44AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
8
11
14
11
11
10
10
10
12
16
15
13
12
13
11
11
11
12
12
9
7
Feels °C
5
9
13
8
8
6
6
6
8
12
11
10
8
6
5
3
5
6
5
2
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