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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 Sunday 15 Feb 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
18.3° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 9PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (15 Feb)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (15 Feb)15ft (4.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
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
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2
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
3.5
SSE
4
SSE
4.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)889101010101010999910101010109911111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12511783267036794520504350444903315618591393790678510466363309290241183237229169169
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
WSW
0
SW
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on		ononglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
1.49
6:13AM
1.58
6:33PM
1.51
6:56AM
1.61
7:15PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
0.52
11:53PM
0.47
12:25PM
0.47
12:41AM
0.42
1:10PM
0.42
1:27AM
0.36
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48
Sunset---8:28-------8:27-------8:25----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----2-11----1------1----
Temp. °C151817161212131316181917141514141719181615151413
Feels °C (?)811910658710121514121413131617171514151413
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