Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is

12.1°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 (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	15s
Evening (02 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 2							Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 10	S 11	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 12	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 15	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 6	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	42	43	50	57	42	42	28	16	25	44	56	78	78	188	380	355	273	82	515	308	292	276	260
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	SSE	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross
High Tide				11:28AM1.75m				00:03AM1.63m				12:24PM1.74m				00:59AM1.63m					1:21PM1.72m
Low Tide		5:08AM0.35m				5:45PM0.38m				6:06AM0.35m				6:45PM0.37m					7:05AM0.34m				7:44PM0.35m


	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	13	19	22	18	14	12	11	10	8	8	8	9	8	8	6	6	8	10	11	9	7
Feels °C	5	4	9	14	17	17	12	10	10	7	3	2	3	4	4	5	3	3	6	8	8	7	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	SSE 11	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	SSE 11	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 14	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	67	65	50	57	37	11	4	2	25	44	42	39	63	188	380	355	273	250	515	308	292	276	260
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 12	NE 4	SSE 11	—	N 5	SSE 10	S 17	—	—	—	—	S 14	—	—	SSE 15	SSE 14
kJ	42	43	23	45	42	35	17	14	2	12	—	2	10	195	—	—	—	—	132	—	—	42	40
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	SSE 12	—	—	NE 7	SSE 15	SSE 12	SSE 9	SSE 15	NE 4	—	—	SSE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 15	E 15
kJ	2	15	—	—	2	42	28	16	23	1	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 4	N 4	NNE 5	NNW 6	N 6	N 4	S 5	S 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	27	36	23	36	35	176	94	16	5	38	56	78	78	94	94	106	97	82	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Eastbourne Wellington	Eastbourne Wellington	Mana Island Wellington	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2
Distance (km)	3	3	3	3	3	86	3	53	61	67	67	67	102	86	86	134	86	86	86	61	86	95	95
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1			1	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	6	7	6	3	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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