Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 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
15.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)--

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.2
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.7
S
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010111111112455555445555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)128102005252360000191623746421151214101311
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
1.53
11:36AM
1.45
11:48PM
1.50
12:20PM
1.43
12:38AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46PM
0.59
5:20AM
0.58
5:33PM
0.60
6:09AM
0.58
6:22PM
0.58
7:00AM
0.55
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-
Sunset-6:04-------6:01-------6:00------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191715141414162021171514141315171613121211111419
Feels °C (?)1816141212121418181514121312141313111010991319
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