Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.9°C
0.6° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 6PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
13
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
221
294
390
456
605
620
793
1238
1769
1749
1608
1484
1294
1294
1150
1136
1107
1079
1065
926
796
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
N
10
NW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
0
NE
10
ESE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:41PM1.62m
7:06AM1.67m
7:31PM1.62m
7:58AM1.70m
8:23PM1.62m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.18m
00:55AM0.17m
1:24PM0.17m
1:45AM0.16m
2:19PM0.17m
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
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7:28
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7:30
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Temp °C
11
11
12
11
9
8
6
6
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
7
6
8
9
6
6
2
3
7
8
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
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