Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

10.5° C

Port Robinson surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Port Robinson today (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 8AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (22 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).
	Wednesday 22							Thursday 23								Friday 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)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 12	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	135	104	56	52	34	34	34	30	28	26	19	15	14	16	18	16	16	13	14	24	58	79	50
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSE	ESE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE	N	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off
High Tide				11:14AM1.57m				11:35PM1.52m					12:06PM1.55m				00:25AM1.48m				12:55PM1.54m
Low Tide		4:58AM0.21m				5:25PM0.30m				5:47AM0.27m					6:17PM0.35m				6:34AM0.31m				7:07PM0.38m


	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	9	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	13	15	13	12	12	11	11	12	15	15	11	10
Feels °C	4	5	6	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	10	11	10	8	8	7	7	8	11	12	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 12	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 7
kJ	135	104	56	52	31	16	34	30	28	26	4	6	7	9	9	16	16	8	8	24	58	79	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 9	S 9	ESE 12	ENE 4	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	E 4	ENE 5	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	23	23	36	18	34	34	16	6	14	1	19	15	14	16	18	1	2	13	14	8	14	14	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ENE 3	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 6	ESE 11	E 5	—	ESE 12	SSE 9	S 9	S 8
kJ	5	1	23	11	11	11	11	12	1	14	14	14	13	12	12	1	12	1	—	14	8	6	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	—	NE 2	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	2	6	9	6	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	27	27	1	61	101	101	1	1	357	357	180	73	73	88
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1						2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	8	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	6	9	9	9

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