Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
12.2°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (30 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
1
2
2
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSE
15
1.4
S
12
0.1
SE
11
0.8
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
2
S
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
2.1
S
12
2.3
SSE
12
2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
48
32
22
22
14
50
134
24
131
0
5
202
598
1214
1461
1584
1312
1012
928
1227
1343
1136
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
5
E
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
ESE
5
NE
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:26AM1.55m
7:44PM1.62m
8:13AM1.57m
8:31PM1.62m
9:02AM1.60m
Low Tide
1:20AM0.38m
1:34PM0.35m
2:03AM0.37m
2:18PM0.35m
2:47AM0.37m
3:05PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
12
16
16
13
13
10
11
12
13
15
14
11
8
9
7
7
7
7
7
8
6
Feels °C
3
3
9
12
9
5
7
7
4
6
6
7
6
4
5
7
4
4
4
5
4
6
3
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