Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)111110445544455555566778886
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)000997453211213111111991121333643687268119
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
1.50
12:20PM
1.43
12:38AM
1.48
1:07PM
1.42
1:30AM
1.48
1:56PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:09AM
0.58
6:22PM
0.58
7:00AM
0.55
7:11PM
0.55
7:50AM
0.52
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:50---
Sunset-------6:00------5:59-------5:58-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------623
Temp. °C151413131517161312111111141819181717161618191717
Feels °C (?)131110121313131110999121617171515141518191614
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