Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 11 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
16.6° 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 9PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (11 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.9
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)1211781110111112121212121212131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)691764140119123117121202236236232268272281352488495560569642560560495
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:13PM
1.48
1:30AM
1.53
1:58PM
1.46
2:19AM
1.52
2:44PM
1.45
3:10AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:15PM
0.59
7:50AM
0.60
8:02PM
0.59
8:40AM
0.59
8:49PM
0.57
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:16-------
Sunset---7:52-------7:50-------7:47----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------122---111
Temp. °C131516151211111115202119161716161617191918151414
Feels °C (?)111314131099912161615131514151617192020141210
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