Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 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
14.5° 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 9PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
S
0.1
SE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
1.2
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
2
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
2.2
SSE
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)8121299999883566777678910109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)241313030000016000000041112381785259001727
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53PM
1.78
7:20AM
1.73
7:52PM
1.83
8:20AM
1.73
8:50PM
1.86
9:21AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
0.29
1:10AM
0.29
1:34PM
0.28
2:06AM
0.29
2:29PM
0.27
3:06AM
0.30
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:56-------6:58-------7:00-
Sunset5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
372------135-----122101561
Temp. °C15141414131314161714121110101214131311118101010
Feels °C (?)13131212111112131413108767778872235
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