Robin Hood Bay surf break

Robin Hood Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 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
15.3° 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 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)--

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.8
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)778899101010101010101111111010345555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48556570106113123005253350000001531854217
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
0
NE
5
SSE
5
W
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
1.56
10:52AM
1.47
11:03PM
1.53
11:36AM
1.45
11:48PM
1.50
12:20PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
0.57
4:46PM
0.59
5:20AM
0.58
5:33PM
0.60
6:09AM
0.58
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:46-------6:47-------6:48---
Sunset-------6:04-------6:01-------6:00
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-7111052------------------
Temp. °C161313141416201715141414172020171514141315161613
Feels °C (?)161413151416181514121212151717151413131213121211
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