Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 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 11AM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)9s
Evening (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)9s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
3
4
2
2
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
S
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.3
ESE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)999999999101099991099988999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35283333287529893392353835383061191582689917671534146410763201023949813504383210170141
Wind
(km/h)
55
SSE
55
SSE
50
S
50
SSE
45
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
W
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
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21AM
1.72
9:47PM
1.86
10:21AM
1.70
10:44PM
1.82
11:18AM
1.69
11:41PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
0.30
3:26PM
0.28
4:06AM
0.30
4:24PM
0.29
5:05AM
0.31
5:23PM
0.30
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset----5:44-------5:42-------5:40---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1091011101010109791011107768912131198
Feels °C (?)-2-3-100-10110224423245910975
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