Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.5° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 3PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
13
0.2
SSE
16
1.6
S
7
1.3
SSE
8
1
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
1.7
S
6
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
1.1
S
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
24
285
196
112
69
200
50
81
74
13
72
72
44
45
23
194
211
202
166
158
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
5
N
10
W
15
W
20
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:45PM1.50m
3:08AM1.45m
3:34PM1.52m
3:56AM1.47m
4:19PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.55m
9:01PM0.54m
9:09AM0.52m
9:46PM0.50m
10:00AM0.48m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
7
8
9
6
6
6
5
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
8
11
12
10
8
Feels °C
4
2
5
7
2
1
1
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
0
5
7
8
6
5
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