Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.9° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 5AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (20 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
0
0
1
0
0
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
SE
11
1.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
2.3
S
10
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
82
60
95
47
47
1090
1949
2535
1966
1160
386
386
265
207
144
77
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
35
W
25
S
5
NW
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
S
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:44AM1.47m
1:04PM1.52m
1:30AM1.45m
1:55PM1.50m
Low Tide
6:37PM0.58m
6:48AM0.59m
7:27PM0.59m
7:34AM0.58m
8:15PM0.57m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
13
7
10
11
11
10
8
7
6
6
10
15
16
15
11
Feels °C
8
9
5
1
7
7
6
6
6
4
2
2
6
11
13
13
8
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