Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.0° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (03 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
15
1.8
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
25
44
42
59
72
174
1500
355
273
204
115
166
350
281
279
279
291
302
285
223
223
183
175
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:03AM1.63m
12:24PM1.74m
00:59AM1.63m
1:21PM1.72m
1:53AM1.62m
2:19PM1.69m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.35m
6:45PM0.37m
7:05AM0.34m
7:44PM0.35m
8:02AM0.32m
8:39PM0.33m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
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3
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Temp °C
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
10
9
7
6
5
5
8
11
11
11
9
Feels °C
10
9
6
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
5
6
7
6
4
3
2
2
6
8
8
9
6
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