Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
11.1° C
0.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 3PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (05 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
3
S
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2128
1768
1520
2026
1260
1011
909
692
567
471
377
517
362
252
500
412
371
346
290
389
359
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
N
10
NE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:05AM1.57m
11:32PM1.56m
11:56AM1.60m
00:26AM1.57m
12:51PM1.64m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.43m
5:42AM0.41m
6:07PM0.45m
6:38AM0.39m
7:08PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
5
8
9
7
6
4
4
4
4
8
9
8
6
5
4
3
5
9
11
10
9
Feels °C
0
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
5
6
6
3
2
0
-1
1
4
6
6
6
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