Port Robinson Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.88° S 173.32° E

Port Robinson 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port Robinson sea temperature is
10.2° C
0.4° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port Robinson at 7PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
!
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3
3
4
4
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)
1
E
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.4
SE
15
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
11
4
S
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
228
224
176
173
133
130
125
98
99
96
88
61
600
1060
3188
4755
1960
1677
1365
887
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
25
NW
30
NNW
40
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
SW
65
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:18PM1.61m
5:36AM1.47m
6:01PM1.61m
6:19AM1.46m
6:43PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:00AM0.27m
11:36PM0.31m
11:44AM0.26m
00:20AM0.29m
12:28PM0.26m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
15
15
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
9
6
5
5
4
5
7
8
7
6
Feels °C
7
11
11
9
8
6
4
2
5
5
3
0
-8
-6
-4
-4
-2
-1
1
3
2
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