Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 8AM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)15ft (4.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
3.5
S
8
2
ESE
10
3
SSE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3331
3247
2989
2687
2404
1398
810
1855
692
676
634
442
373
301
253
197
197
221
217
188
164
130
130
139
Wind (km/h)
50
SSE
45
S
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:45AM1.55m
1:10PM1.59m
1:37AM1.58m
2:06PM1.65m
2:33AM1.61m
3:03PM1.72m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.41m
7:23PM0.46m
7:53AM0.38m
8:24PM0.43m
8:46AM0.34m
9:24PM0.38m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
5
10
10
7
7
5
5
4
5
9
9
8
6
5
Feels °C
-2
-3
-3
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
0
1
4
4
2
3
1
1
0
1
6
6
6
3
2
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