Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

10.8° 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 (15 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	19s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	E 12	ESE 12	SSE 17	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 16	E 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSE 23	SSE 23
Wave Graph
kJ	69	43	44	29	37	55	58	132	193	219	372	359	463	554	740	844	929	917	883	879	867	845	1488	2519
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	SW	SE	E	ENE	N	NW	NNW	NW	W	SW	S	ENE	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		5:13PM1.95m				5:37AM1.76m					6:09PM1.93m				6:33AM1.74m				7:04PM1.89m				7:30AM1.72m
Low Tide				11:35PM0.01m				11:51AM-0.06m					00:31AM0.01m				12:48PM-0.03m				1:27AM0.02m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—
	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	15	14	12	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	9	10	9	9	8	7	6	6	10
Feels °C	13	11	12	11	12	9	7	9	6	5	6	6	5	4	4	6	7	7	7	5	4	3	2	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	E 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 16	E 16	S 7	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSE 23
kJ	25	43	44	21	21	55	58	132	193	43	372	359	463	554	740	844	929	917	883	879	867	845	811	2519
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	ENE 7	SSE 17	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 17	NE 7	SSW 3	S 6	ESE 17	S 7	S 8	SSE 15	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 11	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 23	ESE 14
kJ	14	10	29	18	37	27	11	1	16	219	45	63	308	534	463	312	243	231	119	96	63	56	1488	687
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SSE 17	ENE 6	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	ESE 16	NE 7	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	E 11	S 11	S 10	—	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 19	SSE 19	S 8	S 8
kJ	69	30	4	29	29	28	27	7	24	24	23	46	2	181	177	—	222	113	45	46	69	140	34	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNE 3	NE 3	—	W 3	SSW 4	—	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	5	—	1	1	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5
Distance (km)	1	44	44	27	1	44	44	0	28	28	27	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	8	6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shag Beach Otago	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	5	4	4	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	8	4	5	8	4	4	7
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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