Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.5° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 7AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
19
1.1
S
7
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
16
1
S
15
1.7
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
70
110
107
103
102
100
58
96
84
122
246
320
435
1122
1505
1633
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:34AM1.66m
6:01PM1.71m
6:27AM1.66m
6:53PM1.69m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.26m
11:51AM0.22m
00:18AM0.27m
12:44PM0.24m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
4
4
7
12
14
13
9
8
8
8
9
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
3
2
1
0
3
7
11
12
6
4
6
6
7
8
8
8
6
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