Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 9AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
S
4
1.6
S
6
0.2
SSE
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
54
38
34
26
25
30
49
54
54
54
54
54
0
0
0
34
33
21
21
24
170
38
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:57AM1.63m
3:24PM1.71m
3:51AM1.65m
4:17PM1.71m
4:43AM1.66m
5:09PM1.71m
Low Tide
9:05AM0.27m
9:40PM0.28m
10:00AM0.25m
10:31PM0.26m
10:56AM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
10
2
1
Temp °C
5
5
8
10
10
9
8
7
7
6
9
13
14
11
9
8
8
8
10
10
8
7
6
Feels °C
2
2
5
7
8
7
5
4
4
3
6
9
9
6
5
3
3
4
6
8
3
2
1
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