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Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Robin Hood Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 7PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)777777788888888887766888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)218180173197244297387462584727843864705627642640589449418341303388291314
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40PM
1.49
6:04AM
1.59
6:24PM
1.49
6:48AM
1.59
7:07PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
0.59
11:39PM
0.54
12:18PM
0.56
12:27AM
0.51
1:01PM
0.53
1:13AM
0.47
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:09-------6:11
Sunset---8:57-------8:55-------8:55----
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1---1111----------------
Temp. °C151617151413131314161615141313131515151413131313
Feels °C (?)1414151312111110101098888787877999
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