Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
12.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 1AM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jun)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (26 Jun)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
9 AM
12 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
8
4.5
S
9
5
S
10
5
SSE
10
5
S
10
5.5
S
10
5
S
11
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
15
1.1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1663
2903
4138
5231
5296
6051
5728
5666
5044
3834
3522
2601
1852
1264
1204
1073
866
800
557
369
277
250
225
88
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
45
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:01PM1.59m
3:21AM1.52m
3:50PM1.60m
4:11AM1.51m
4:37PM1.61m
4:58AM1.51m
Low Tide
9:22PM0.55m
9:28AM0.50m
10:12PM0.56m
10:12AM0.53m
10:57PM0.57m
10:58AM0.55m
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
7
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
11
11
9
8
8
7
7
7
10
Feels °C
1
-1
-2
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
1
2
3
4
5
5
4
3
3
2
3
3
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
8
58
40
40
21
22
138
61
133
133
100
92
68
74
188
181
266
250
225
148
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
8
53
52
52
51
35
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
21
Energy kJ
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
8
4.5
S
9
5
S
10
5
SSE
10
5
S
10
5.5
S
10
5
S
11
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
1663
2903
4138
5231
5296
6051
5728
5666
5044
3834
3522
2601
1852
1264
1204
1073
866
800
557
369
277
209
132
88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
55
210
168
147
147
55
147
147
147
147
118
118
124
124
124
124
118
86
86
86
86
61
61
86
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Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
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