Port Robinson Surf Break

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 11 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
11.9° C

1.6°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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 5PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
1
0
0
0
!
!
1
2
2
2
!
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
2
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
0.9
SSE
16
1.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
260
431
728
1087
1267
1173
1009
844
829
621
1162
798
456
476
541
646
670
584
584
505
505
432
498
Wind (km/h)
10
W
25
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:26PM1.55m
1:43AM1.48m
2:12PM1.56m
2:29AM1.47m
2:57PM1.57m
3:14AM1.46m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.26m
7:37PM0.34m
7:53AM0.29m
8:25PM0.36m
8:37AM0.31m
9:11PM0.37m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
5
2
0
-2
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
7
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
11
1.5
E
10
2.4
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
11
Energy kJ
176
260
216
156
140
149
108
106
60
100
487
811
574
456
346
541
646
670
584
584
505
505
432
498
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
E
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
1.2
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
15
Energy kJ
294
7
44
82
78
148
115
187
308
476
268
171
142
99
78
63
427
392
252
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
S
15
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
7
30
40
59
120
283
413
486
459
334
334
39
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
7
2
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
1
S
9
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
156
431
728
1087
1267
1173
1009
844
829
621
1162
798
153
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
44
180
180
179
179
84
81
81
81
84
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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