Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.1° 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 3AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)9101010778888910101010101010121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1732012552769462667176807796727475777572198210206206203203
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
1.72
2:23PM
1.63
2:50AM
1.68
3:16PM
1.61
3:44AM
1.65
4:08PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:38PM
0.33
8:17AM
0.36
8:33PM
0.33
9:11AM
0.35
9:25PM
0.32
10:01AM
0.34
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----7:31-------7:33-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:24-------7:22-------7:21
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
10534-341----------------
Temp. °C141515161617181818181717182224201817161617212019
Feels °C (?)141614151515171617171515151923211918171616191818
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