Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.3° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 11AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.3
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
161
159
109
124
111
90
90
86
84
84
83
81
131
122
212
307
268
203
169
160
143
89
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
40
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
20
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:37AM1.60m
1:11PM1.77m
1:34AM1.64m
2:08PM1.83m
2:31AM1.68m
3:04PM1.87m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.13m
7:28PM0.17m
7:45AM0.08m
8:25PM0.12m
8:42AM0.03m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
12
14
14
12
11
9
9
9
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
7
6
6
9
10
8
7
8
5
5
4
5
3
3
3
4
5
6
6
6
4
2
2
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