Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.3° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
301
253
214
210
163
163
159
126
124
96
96
94
65
65
64
45
43
43
32
36
29
28
16
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:06PM1.65m
2:33AM1.61m
3:03PM1.72m
3:32AM1.65m
4:00PM1.79m
4:32AM1.69m
Low Tide
8:24PM0.43m
8:46AM0.34m
9:24PM0.38m
9:40AM0.30m
10:21PM0.31m
10:38AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
10
7
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
9
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
13
Feels °C
5
2
1
0
0
0
1
5
6
4
4
2
2
2
2
7
7
6
5
4
5
5
5
7
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