Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is

14.3°C

Robin Hood Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	-	-

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	S 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 11	NNW 7	NNW 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	71	107	101	87	57	35	5	0	0	43	41	40	45	48	48	48	23	22	52	47	42	40	6	6
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			5:04AM1.55m				5:25PM1.58m				5:50AM1.62m				6:12PM1.63m				6:37AM1.68m					7:01PM1.67m
Low Tide	10:50PM0.43m				11:15AM0.46m				11:35PM0.40m				12:05PM0.42m				00:23AM0.38m				12:54PM0.39m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	16	21	24	21	16	13	11	10	16	19	18	17	13	12	11	11	18	20	18	16	14
Feels °C	9	8	9	14	17	19	18	13	10	8	7	13	15	15	15	10	9	8	7	14	14	11	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 14	SSE 13	S 13	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 13	S 13
kJ	55	107	101	87	46	70	73	68	65	43	41	40	40	26	26	25	27	8	8	47	42	40	14	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 13	SSE 13	NNE 6	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 12
kJ	71	39	38	38	57	35	7	11	4	7	7	21	45	48	48	48	15	14	12	5	6	6	5	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 11	N 8	S 14	S 14	S 15	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	E 11
kJ	6	14	14	6	13	13	5	1	15	16	17	4	3	3	3	3	23	22	52	7	7	6	6	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	N 4	N 4	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 4	NNE 4	NNW 7	NNW 7	—	—	NNE 5	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NW 3	N 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 4	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5
kJ	7	14	19	42	56	36	19	247	111	—	—	5	9	25	33	31	1	5	6	8	33	72	87	87
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	3	3	3	3	86	3	3	3	3	53	53	86	3	3	3	3	61	53	53	53	168	86	95	95
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	3	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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