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Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
14.6° 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 10PM is: 5.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)16ft (5.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
S
4.5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
S
4
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
1.4
ESE
2.4
SSE
1.4
ESE
1.9
SE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)89999999101010999999991091098
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2393344538853493341832803076367040643994391033982876245825151810240514411204418822363537313
Wind
(km/h)
55
S
55
SSE
60
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
50
S
50
S
50
SSE
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
1.86
9:21AM
1.72
9:47PM
1.86
10:21AM
1.70
10:44PM
1.82
11:18AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
0.27
3:06AM
0.30
3:26PM
0.28
4:06AM
0.30
4:24PM
0.29
5:05AM
0.31
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset5:45-------5:44-------5:42-------
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
41-11--------121--------
Temp. °C101010999910991099891010108766811
Feels °C (?)-1-2-2-3-3-2-2-1-2-100102123222259
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