Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
17.0° 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 1AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)141413131211111111111113131313121212121616141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1206240916541156807572485400350286286651623507492454367444355407589800683560
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononglassglassglassononglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
1.58
6:15AM
1.61
6:40PM
1.59
7:05AM
1.60
7:32PM
1.59
7:54AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
0.34
12:29PM
0.36
12:58AM
0.35
1:21PM
0.37
1:48AM
0.38
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:37-------7:39-------7:39-
Sunset-7:17-------7:15-------7:15------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121211111111121314121111111113181917141313121418
Feels °C (?)7889101011111211999911151615111111101214
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