Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
11.9° C

Normal for this time of year

Robin Hood Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
313
295
277
205
195
183
126
121
40
39
48
47
37
26
25
14
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:46PM1.58m
7:04AM1.48m
7:26PM1.56m
7:46AM1.46m
8:05PM1.55m
8:31AM1.44m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.54m
1:11PM0.50m
1:43AM0.51m
1:51PM0.47m
2:25AM0.48m
2:32PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
6
6
6
9
11
9
8
8
9
8
8
11
12
10
9
8
8
7
7
12
14
12
Feels °C
4
3
3
3
3
7
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
9
9
7
6
4
4
3
3
8
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
13
Energy kJ
411
313
295
277
205
195
183
126
121
82
70
48
47
26
26
25
18
18
17
17
32
35
20
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
E
14
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
44
46
42
43
43
42
28
28
28
29
31
38
4
37
35
18
14
13
11
5
4
4
15
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
E
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
15
11
14
14
26
42
42
40
39
37
14
18
15
15
4
7
3
3
4
4
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
3
Energy kJ
1
1
3
1
2
5
7
7
7
2
3
5
4
2
2
4
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
53
3
3
53
53
53
53
53
53
95
95
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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