Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

10.9° 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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Evening (17 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17							Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 21	SE 23	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	463	661	749	844	929	917	871	879	867	1245	2867	3205	2793	1172	1644	1062	1026	913	696	481	392	615	667
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	S	SW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NNE	N	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WNW	ENE	ENE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on
High Tide			6:33AM1.74m				7:04PM1.89m				7:30AM1.72m				7:59PM1.82m				8:27AM1.68m				8:54PM1.74m
Low Tide	00:31AM0.01m				12:48PM-0.03m				1:27AM0.02m				1:45PM0.01m				2:21AM0.05m				2:41PM0.08m


	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	7	7	9	10	9	9	8	7	7	7	10	13	12	11	10	10	9	10	11	11	10	10
Feels °C	4	4	4	7	7	8	6	5	4	3	4	7	11	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 21	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 13	SSE 17	SSE 16
kJ	463	661	749	844	929	917	871	879	867	845	2867	3205	2793	1086	1644	1062	1026	913	696	481	265	615	667
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 18	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 10	S 10	SSE 23	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 16	ESE 13	ESE 12
kJ	256	408	346	246	246	231	228	78	46	1245	811	678	659	512	504	497	415	415	331	326	392	261	178
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 17	—	—	S 15	—	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 19	S 9	—	—	—	SE 23	—	SE 22	SE 22	—	—	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9
kJ	170	288	—	—	225	—	157	77	205	85	—	—	—	1172	—	485	227	—	—	68	67	63	61
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	28	28
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	9	8	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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