Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
12.7°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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
SE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
SE
11
0.9
SE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
47
49
114
145
187
205
227
119
123
199
94
180
135
126
107
81
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:13PM1.53m
11:31AM1.60m
00:00AM1.50m
12:16PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.54m
5:48PM0.56m
6:01AM0.58m
6:37PM0.58m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
6
9
13
15
12
10
8
8
8
11
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
3
4
5
3
7
11
12
10
8
6
6
5
7
13
10
9
7
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