Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.6° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, 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)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
9
0.4
ESE
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
14
1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.2
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
181
64
329
355
400
400
494
693
352
1318
1092
1019
978
834
834
822
811
811
799
646
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:54AM1.64m
8:16PM1.66m
8:45AM1.68m
9:08PM1.66m
9:39AM1.72m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.36m
2:33AM0.35m
2:56PM0.35m
3:21AM0.35m
3:48PM0.36m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:24
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7:25
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7:27
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Temp °C
10
15
14
12
9
7
6
6
11
13
14
12
10
9
8
8
10
12
14
13
10
Feels °C
5
9
8
10
6
4
3
3
8
10
11
9
8
7
6
7
9
10
12
10
7
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