Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 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
14.6° 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 12PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
3.5
S
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.3
SSE
3
SSE
1.3
SE
2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)9999999999888109999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)331931362136263222922086120483214413075363853131351611331331061065051522935
Wind
(km/h)
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrossonononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:21AM
1.70
10:44PM
1.82
11:18AM
1.69
11:41PM
1.77
12:12PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
0.30
4:24PM
0.29
5:05AM
0.31
5:23PM
0.30
6:03AM
0.33
6:21PM
0.31
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--7:01-------7:01-------7:03-----
Sunset----5:42-------5:40-------5:39---
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1091011119867891212111098891314121010
Feels °C (?)0-11243323468988765711121188
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