Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.3° 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: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
SSE
1.7
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.6
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)1111111111111111111556141413131311111115141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)145143140140123123919088781563611091222014961026762343407286231297661604
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
W
0
SE
10
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffononglassglassglasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
1.63
4:59PM
1.59
5:25AM
1.62
5:50PM
1.58
6:15AM
1.61
6:40PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
0.34
11:11PM
0.33
11:38AM
0.35
12:06AM
0.34
12:29PM
0.36
12:58AM
0.35
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise--7:35-------7:37-------7:37-----
Sunset-----7:20-------7:17-------7:15--
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161618211815141414131411111111111111121314121011
Feels °C (?)14151720161414141511856789991010121089
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