Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.3° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.3
ESE
15
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
S
11
0.5
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
173
140
134
103
103
94
90
87
42
28
28
75
35
69
68
96
65
89
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
0
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:19PM1.54m
4:41AM1.51m
5:02PM1.57m
5:24AM1.56m
5:45PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:29PM0.45m
10:50AM0.45m
11:13PM0.42m
11:37AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
8
7
6
6
10
12
12
11
10
10
9
7
10
15
18
14
11
Feels °C
8
6
5
3
3
2
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
4
7
11
13
10
7
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