Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.3° 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 2AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.1
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)131212125121178899101010788899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)423937356434334781144162185245173218626629758690888890
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57AM
1.75
1:30PM
1.64
1:54AM
1.72
2:23PM
1.63
2:50AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
0.34
7:19AM
0.37
7:38PM
0.33
8:17AM
0.36
8:33PM
0.33
9:11AM
0.35
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-
Sunset-7:28-------7:25-------7:24------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------14109642--11------
Temp. °C161514151514151514141414151616182019181817161822
Feels °C (?)141312131412141514141414141414161817171715141520
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