Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 30 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
13.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 9AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
6
2.2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
423
335
294
253
335
180
163
77
100
100
100
39
40
40
37
38
44
44
44
44
44
43
42
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
0
WSW
5
WNW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:56AM1.56m
5:23PM1.58m
5:45AM1.55m
6:12PM1.60m
6:33AM1.54m
7:00PM1.61m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.43m
11:42PM0.46m
11:55AM0.45m
00:30AM0.48m
12:41PM0.48m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:30
5:30
5:29
5:28
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
7
8
12
13
12
10
9
9
9
9
13
14
12
11
11
7
6
7
7
7
8
7
6
6
5
6
11
11
11
8
6
6
6
7
12
13
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
8
Energy kJ
13
57
35
65
253
335
180
116
77
58
67
58
112
110
80
73
71
70
67
43
41
26
24
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
5
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
Energy kJ
3
15
4
176
165
167
163
144
100
100
100
39
40
40
37
38
44
44
44
44
44
43
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
9
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
6
2.2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.7
N
4
0.4
N
4
Energy kJ
298
423
335
294
1
1
2
5
1
17
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
4
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
134
124
107
86
244
95
3
3
3
3
3
3
59
3
3
3
3
3
3
53
53
3
3
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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