Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
11.3° C
0.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 23s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 10AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)23s
Evening (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
15
1.2
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
14
1
SSE
23
1.1
SSE
23
1.1
SSE
22
0.9
SSE
20
1.1
SSE
21
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
1.1
S
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
19
1.7
SSE
19
1.6
SSE
19
1.5
SSE
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
644
627
515
1150
1313
1290
647
1103
493
476
421
411
395
537
225
284
218
215
379
657
2010
1670
1302
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:11AM1.71m
9:36PM1.75m
10:08AM1.68m
10:32PM1.69m
11:02AM1.66m
Low Tide
3:00AM0.20m
3:18PM0.18m
3:52AM0.24m
4:11PM0.26m
4:45AM0.30m
5:06PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
7
11
11
9
7
7
7
8
9
12
12
9
9
9
8
8
8
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
3
1
4
9
8
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
8
6
6
6
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
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