Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 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
15.3° 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 3PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (11 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)5556677788888910101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)510918304549576775921221542072462692632462461841431117571
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
1.42
1:30AM
1.48
1:56PM
1.43
2:21AM
1.50
2:46PM
1.47
3:09AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
0.55
7:11PM
0.55
7:50AM
0.52
8:00PM
0.52
8:38AM
0.47
8:50PM
0.48
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------
Sunset--5:59-------5:58-------5:55-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------126951----------
Temp. °C141919181616161616171616171716141620181615141313
Feels °C (?)121717171514141515171615161716121316141312111010
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