Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is

10.6°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 (01 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 5PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Evening (01 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 1					Wednesday 2								Thursday 3
	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)	4	4	3	0	3	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1793	1958	1886	1236	953	2251	2251	2295	1816	1437	970	711	476	350	250	193	138	119	88	82	77
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	ENE	NNE	NNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide	7:21AM1.57m				7:45PM1.58m				8:12AM1.60m				8:37PM1.57m					9:06AM1.63m
Low Tide			1:38PM0.23m				2:02AM0.22m				2:31PM0.23m				2:53AM0.21m					3:26PM0.23m


	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	9	10	9	8	7	7	8	10	14	15	14	15	14	14	14	16	19	19	17	16
Feels °C	2	5	6	3	4	3	3	4	6	9	8	10	10	8	10	9	11	13	14	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	1793	1958	1886	1236	953	2251	2251	2295	1816	1437	970	711	476	350	250	193	138	119	88	82	77
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	SSE 17	SSE 17	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	SE 15
kJ	3	3	3	493	608	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	N 8	NE 7	NE 4	S 15	S 15	E 10
kJ	—	—	—	3	3	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	5	1	2	1	4	4	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NNE 9	—	—	—	NW 3	NNW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	N 3	NW 2	WNW 3	NW 3	N 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	2	6	3	2	1	2	2	3	1	1	3	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	27	27	1	0	0	0	0	44	44	44	28	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	5	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	6	7	5	5	7	9

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