Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.3° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 1PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (25 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.5
N
10
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
41
40
46
49
49
24
24
23
24
45
42
20
6
6
6
5
5
0
74
118
97
89
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NW
5
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:50AM1.62m
6:12PM1.63m
6:37AM1.68m
7:01PM1.67m
7:28AM1.74m
7:54PM1.69m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.42m
00:23AM0.38m
12:54PM0.39m
1:14AM0.35m
1:45PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
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6:20
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6:18
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7:54
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7:55
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2
1
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Temp °C
11
10
16
19
20
18
13
12
11
11
18
20
18
16
15
15
16
16
15
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
7
13
15
16
15
10
9
8
7
13
13
10
9
8
8
9
9
15
6
6
7
8
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