Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
11.1° C
0.8° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
690
615
569
569
461
384
378
355
263
258
254
206
203
203
142
140
100
98
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:33PM1.57m
5:51AM1.49m
6:15PM1.57m
6:32AM1.48m
6:55PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.54m
11:58AM0.48m
00:29AM0.50m
12:42PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
8
7
6
6
5
7
11
12
10
9
9
9
8
10
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
6
4
3
3
1
3
6
7
6
5
5
5
4
6
8
7
5
5
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