Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 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
16.2° 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 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)8810101010101010101212121212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)76789696727274757496213210206206203203199193145143128161135133
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
0
NNE
5
S
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
E
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
1.68
3:16PM
1.61
3:44AM
1.65
4:08PM
1.60
4:35AM
1.63
4:59PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
0.33
9:11AM
0.35
9:25PM
0.32
10:01AM
0.34
10:18PM
0.32
10:49AM
0.34
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----7:33-------7:33-------7:35---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:21-------7:20
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181818171922232017161515172020191717161516202015
Feels °C (?)161615151620222217171515171918171515141415191913
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough

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