Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is

11.2° C

Robin Hood Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	NNW 3	E 10	E 10	E 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	29	28	16	16	16	15	7	8	8	9	9	0	0	0	0	15	14	14	14	14	15	33	35	26
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				4:58PM1.85m				5:29AM1.73m				5:55PM1.88m					6:24AM1.76m				6:51PM1.88m
Low Tide		10:38AM0.25m				11:18PM0.25m				11:37AM0.20m					00:15AM0.20m				12:36PM0.16m				1:11AM0.18m


	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45
	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	12	13	12	13	13	11	10	10	14	15	13	12	12	11	11	11	14	16	13	12	12	12	11
Feels °C	5	6	8	7	7	9	8	7	6	10	10	8	9	10	8	7	8	11	13	10	9	9	9	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 4	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	29	28	16	16	16	15	15	4	2	9	9	7	8	8	13	15	14	14	14	14	15	33	35	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNE 6	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 14	E 13	N 5	N 5	NNE 4	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	N 5	N 5	N 5
kJ	25	25	14	14	13	6	7	8	3	1	1	1	4	4	2	2	1	21	20	20	20	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 8	S 8	ESE 9	S 12	E 15	E 14	N 7	N 7	S 16	S 16	S 16	N 5	S 20	—	N 16	S 16	S 16	ESE 16
kJ	15	14	13	13	13	3	6	6	8	3	4	4	1	1	5	5	21	1	8	—	5	19	20	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3
kJ	8	13	13	18	31	50	19	8	5	5	9	10	6	5	3	6	3	2	3	7	8	5	3	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Whangamoa Nelson - Tasman Bay	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	3	95	95	95	95	71	58	56	58	65	69	69	69	55	53	53	53	53	69	95	53	65	53	53
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Meatworks	Meatworks		Meatworks				Meatworks	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Blue Duck Stream	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1		1				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	1	5	1
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Antiques Maldives	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shingles New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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