Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 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
15.6° 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 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)1212121212121110111111119914141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)76484747464539532323231120321741403935343333312914
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
NNE
20
N
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
35
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
1.59
4:43AM
1.64
5:08PM
1.66
5:32AM
1.69
5:58PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
0.38
10:33PM
0.39
10:55AM
0.34
11:24PM
0.34
11:45AM
0.31
12:16AM
0.31
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:50-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C131617151414151313161614119991318181615161616
Feels °C (?)101313109986699765551013141210101011
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