Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.9°C
0.8° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 2PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (20 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (20 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
!
2
2
!
4
2
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
9
2.2
S
10
2.5
SSE
15
3.5
S
15
2.2
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
16
2.3
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1738
1040
2877
5794
2308
582
351
254
166
137
140
237
113
80
58
26
604
238
147
71
53
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
10
SW
0
SE
10
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
W
5
NE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NW
20
W
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
W
5
NE
20
NNE
20
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:44AM1.52m
00:05AM1.41m
12:31PM1.53m
00:51AM1.41m
1:15PM1.53m
Low Tide
5:57PM0.39m
6:08AM0.37m
6:43PM0.39m
6:53AM0.35m
7:27PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:22
 mm
6
5
Temp °C
9
11
11
10
8
7
7
7
9
13
15
14
13
12
9
7
6
10
12
11
10
Feels °C
2
3
4
6
6
3
2
3
6
10
12
12
8
7
3
1
1
5
9
5
4
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