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Robin Hood Bay Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
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Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 6PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 30 | 29 | 29 | 37 | 68 | 142 | 86 | 57 | 47 | 535 | 470 | 341 | 295 | 322 | 276 | 235 | 218 | 461 | 386 | 329 | 329 | 282 | 218 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:13PM 1.64 | 3:38AM 1.58 | 4:04PM 1.62 | 4:27AM 1.57 | 4:53PM 1.61 | 5:16AM 1.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:55AM 0.36 | 9:30PM 0.37 | 9:47AM 0.36 | 10:18PM 0.37 | 10:40AM 0.35 | 11:07PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough
Cross-off wind 13 km from Mangamaunu has swung offshore (moderate winds from the W at KaikouraAws). 0.6m 4s local chop from the SW with a 0.4m 10s swell from the S and a 0.3m 13s groundswell, also from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
26 km away, 33 min ago
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