Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
11.1° C
1.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 7AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
11
2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
11
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
681
783
786
725
755
800
804
850
951
1034
1055
1108
900
914
914
1191
1050
1019
1080
842
720
698
609
520
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
25
S
35
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:13PM1.52m
10:42AM1.49m
11:03PM1.53m
11:35AM1.56m
11:57PM1.55m
12:30PM1.64m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.27m
4:52PM0.29m
5:19AM0.24m
5:47PM0.27m
6:10AM0.19m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
9
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
Feels °C
3
4
6
6
6
6
5
3
0
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
1
1
-1
-1
0
1
3
3
2
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