Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
11.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)--
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
5
1.8
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.8
NNW
5
0.5
S
3
1.3
S
5
2
S
6
2.5
S
7
3.5
S
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
7
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
9
2.5
SE
8
2
ESE
8
3
SE
8
4
SE
8
3.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
54
50
0
0
0
4
83
0
0
0
1396
1145
1738
1747
1123
832
846
452
1169
1949
2065
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
WNW
5
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
50
SSE
40
S
35
SE
40
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:28PM1.52m
10:01AM1.44m
10:14PM1.52m
10:46AM1.46m
11:03PM1.52m
11:31AM1.49m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.43m
3:56PM0.43m
4:31AM0.43m
4:41PM0.44m
5:17AM0.43m
5:31PM0.45m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
5
7
7
6
5
8
4
2
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
13
12
10
9
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
10
9
Feels °C
6
5
9
8
8
10
11
8
5
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
6
5
7
7
10
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.2
SSE
16
1.7
S
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
38
37
36
54
50
31
31
17
17
17
18
17
19
66
53
50
33
35
25
465
16
43
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
NNW
10
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
2
18
18
6
12
52
50
31
24
41
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.4
E
10
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
5
6
5
4
9
33
43
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
5
1.8
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.5
S
3
1.3
S
5
2
S
6
2.5
S
7
3.5
S
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
7
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
9
2.5
SE
8
2
ESE
8
3
SE
8
4
SE
8
3.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
87
202
122
27
39
23
13
32
4
83
295
709
1295
1396
1145
1738
1747
1123
832
846
452
1169
1949
2065
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
115
122
69
65
60
79
53
55
55
55
102
118
71
102
102
102
67
55
56
55
56
56
56
56
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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