Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 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
15.4° 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 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)101010101010109999981414131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)188168171175171168947055403930214139353433423937353534
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
N
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
1.68
11:04PM
1.78
11:36AM
1.67
12:00AM
1.78
12:34PM
1.65
12:57AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
0.31
5:17AM
0.35
5:40PM
0.33
6:18AM
0.37
6:40PM
0.34
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:28-------7:30-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:30-------7:28----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141920181615141316212219171615141517171514151515
Feels °C (?)121717161312111014181918171615141415151312121313
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