Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 1AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
1.2
S
1.8
S
2.2
S
2.4
SSE
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)13131312121288812129999988456677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3433333115143624241313000000016220905020
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
40
S
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58PM
1.73
6:24AM
1.72
6:53PM
1.78
7:20AM
1.73
7:52PM
1.83
8:20AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
0.31
12:39PM
0.29
1:10AM
0.29
1:34PM
0.28
2:06AM
0.29
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-
Sunset5:50-------5:47-------5:46-------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
-----410653--------1345711
Temp. °C171616171716161615141413131314171714131212111212
Feels °C (?)1311101010121313131312111111121414121186555
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