Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
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)
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.1
SE
11
0.7
NW
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
454
361
274
209
158
153
117
0
0
50
48
29
28
0
0
5
0
8
4
10
10
3
10
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
45
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
40
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:45AM1.66m
11:16PM1.59m
11:39AM1.68m
00:12AM1.59m
12:35PM1.69m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.39m
4:55PM0.42m
5:22AM0.39m
5:55PM0.42m
6:20AM0.37m
6:57PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
3
Temp °C
12
11
14
17
17
14
12
12
13
15
15
16
14
11
11
10
9
10
12
14
15
12
12
Feels °C
8
6
10
11
12
11
9
10
8
7
8
7
5
4
5
4
3
4
6
6
9
7
7
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