Port Robinson Surf Break

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
12.3° C

1.9°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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 2PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
SE
14
0.5
S
10
1.3
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
S
6
2.3
S
7
1.4
ENE
9
2.1
S
7
1.9
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
312
294
213
192
137
91
88
62
51
122
262
362
226
238
167
553
321
448
331
690
805
719
1060
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
35
SW
30
SSW
25
WSW
15
W
20
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:44AM1.58m
00:05AM1.57m
12:37PM1.56m
00:55AM1.52m
1:26PM1.55m
1:43AM1.48m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.24m
6:20AM0.21m
6:46PM0.30m
7:07AM0.26m
7:37PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
9
10
8
9
9
8
9
9
11
12
12
12
9
8
6
6
7
9
8
8
6
5
5
Feels °C
3
6
8
5
6
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
10
2
2
0
2
1
2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.6
S
7
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
2.1
SSE
8
Energy kJ
341
312
294
213
192
137
91
88
25
36
53
149
234
226
238
142
247
321
248
197
132
111
104
547
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
1.3
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
10
11
11
7
60
86
80
16
62
51
49
31
28
21
19
18
260
19
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
S
15
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
6
6
11
80
52
41
42
45
21
67
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
0.5
SSW
9
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
6
2.3
S
7
1.7
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.9
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
3
S
8
Energy kJ
122
262
362
47
67
167
553
320
448
331
690
805
719
1060
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
28
27
0
0
0
44
28
28
28
27
61
84
0
27
0
44
179
179
81
81
81
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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