Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
11.2°C
0.4° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
15
0.8
S
4
0.7
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
122
73
70
68
70
113
17
307
493
240
385
687
521
478
350
329
263
206
147
142
104
111
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:33AM1.47m
4:58PM1.56m
5:17AM1.49m
5:40PM1.57m
5:59AM1.51m
6:21PM1.59m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.49m
11:09PM0.50m
11:25AM0.45m
11:53PM0.45m
12:10PM0.41m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
2
5
Temp °C
11
12
14
14
14
15
15
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
11
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
7
8
10
11
11
12
13
6
7
6
5
7
8
8
9
9
7
7
5
6
6
7
8
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