Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
11.6°C
0.0° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 10PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
15
0.2
ESE
13
1.1
S
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
18
1
S
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
70
113
17
725
493
240
176
411
536
419
361
280
263
210
164
147
106
113
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
0
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:58PM1.56m
5:17AM1.49m
5:40PM1.57m
5:59AM1.51m
6:21PM1.59m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.50m
11:25AM0.45m
11:53PM0.45m
12:10PM0.41m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
1
1
7
3
Temp °C
15
14
14
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
12
11
12
7
5
7
6
7
9
10
9
9
7
6
6
6
9
7
8
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