Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 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
14.1° 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 8PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (06 May)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
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)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.1
N
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.3
N
5
1.6
N
5
1.7
N
6
1.6
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
70
68
40
40
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
N
30
NW
45
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:33AM1.46m
9:45PM1.53m
10:18AM1.44m
10:27PM1.50m
11:02AM1.42m
11:13PM1.48m
Low Tide
3:28PM0.57m
4:02AM0.55m
4:11PM0.57m
4:47AM0.55m
4:57PM0.56m
5:34AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:15
7:16
7:16
7:18
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
7
17
Temp °C
13
18
18
16
15
14
15
15
16
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
9
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
10
10
7
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
73
70
68
40
40
40
35
35
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
4
4
4
4
6
8
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
N
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
3
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.1
N
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.3
N
5
1.6
N
5
1.7
N
6
1.6
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
Energy kJ
22
20
28
15
5
3
3
5
10
27
42
46
50
39
37
48
48
48
70
133
172
123
73
89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
5
Distance (km)
3
3
3
53
53
53
95
71
95
107
115
115
107
107
107
107
108
109
122
407
447
107
247
178
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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