Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (03 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.6
S
6
1.9
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
94
94
174
275
341
273
204
139
162
350
296
279
279
285
322
316
274
240
223
183
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:24PM1.74m
00:59AM1.63m
1:21PM1.72m
1:53AM1.62m
2:19PM1.69m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.37m
7:05AM0.34m
7:44PM0.35m
8:02AM0.32m
8:39PM0.33m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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6:52
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7:30
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7:30
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7:31
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 mm
3
2
1
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Temp °C
8
8
8
9
8
8
7
6
8
10
10
9
7
6
6
6
9
12
13
12
9
Feels °C
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
5
7
7
6
4
3
3
3
7
9
9
10
6
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