Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
15.5° 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 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)77888891010101111101010101515141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4957608512515317230126929125624019114614310274222106101008987
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
1.48
1:56PM
1.43
2:21AM
1.50
2:46PM
1.47
3:09AM
1.54
3:34PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50AM
0.52
8:00PM
0.52
8:38AM
0.47
8:50PM
0.48
9:23AM
0.42
9:41PM
0.43
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:52-----
Sunset----5:58-------5:55-------5:53---
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-14722101-----------------
Temp. °C161615161616171615151720191615151413151717141312
Feels °C (?)151513151515171614121517141311121111121212101010
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