Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.4° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 9AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.1
SE
9
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
14
1.3
S
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
123
3
119
119
117
80
0
50
33
32
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
0
18
18
20
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
45
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:23AM1.51m
1:47PM1.57m
2:10AM1.48m
2:37PM1.55m
2:58AM1.47m
3:26PM1.54m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.56m
8:11PM0.59m
8:15AM0.57m
8:58PM0.59m
9:00AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
6
5
9
14
15
13
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
10
10
9
7
6
8
13
15
12
10
Feels °C
1
0
4
8
9
7
6
7
5
4
5
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
4
10
11
8
5
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