Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.2° 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 1AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.7
SE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)6455666677789910101010101010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3418443735403940475876921031039410000495050503337
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SE
0
NNW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
1.59
10:07AM
1.49
10:22PM
1.56
10:52AM
1.47
11:03PM
1.53
11:36AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
0.52
3:51AM
0.55
4:02PM
0.56
4:35AM
0.57
4:46PM
0.59
5:20AM
0.58
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-
Sunset-6:07-------6:06-------6:04------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1-27439---------
Temp. °C171615141414151715151414141515202017151514141620
Feels °C (?)151413131313141615141415141515181615141412121418
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