Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 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
15.6° 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 10AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)13131212121212121110111111111115141414139131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8684764847474645395323232311112120403935173333331
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
NNE
20
N
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56AM
1.59
4:21PM
1.59
4:43AM
1.64
5:08PM
1.66
5:32AM
1.69
5:58PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
0.38
10:33PM
0.39
10:55AM
0.34
11:24PM
0.34
11:45AM
0.31
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:52-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:51-------5:50---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1110131617151415151313161614111098121717161516
Feels °C (?)761013131091086699876659121211910
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