Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 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
15.5° 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 7AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)66666665555666777891010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56525040422518173339263536366872971131381251020052
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00PM
1.61
9:19AM
1.52
9:42PM
1.59
10:07AM
1.49
10:22PM
1.56
10:52AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:07AM
0.51
3:19PM
0.52
3:51AM
0.55
4:02PM
0.56
4:35AM
0.57
4:46PM
0.59
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:06-------6:04
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------14742----
Temp. °C121212131416171615141414151716151415151516192017
Feels °C (?)91010111214151414131313141615151413141515151615
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