Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 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 1PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (06 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)6666655566666778910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)424234252517294033373436557091116176157133106005052
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
0
ESE
10
NE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
1.52
9:42PM
1.59
10:07AM
1.49
10:22PM
1.56
10:52AM
1.47
11:03PM
1.53
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
Thu
09
Sunrise--6:43-------6:45-------6:46-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:06-------6:04--
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1791------
Temp. °C121314161716151415141518181715151615161920171515
Feels °C (?)101112141514141314131417171616141514151516151314
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