Robin Hood Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.38° S 174.07° E

Robin Hood Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hood Bay sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
16
0.5
ESE
17
0.6
ESE
17
0.7
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
16
1
ESE
16
1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
15
1.2
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
14
1
SSE
23
1.1
SSE
23
1.1
SSE
22
0.9
SSE
19
1.1
SSE
23
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
164
219
237
295
397
499
493
575
612
581
653
551
537
515
1150
1325
1245
608
1302
493
487
421
406
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
0
SE
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
0
S
5
NE
0
ENE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:46PM1.85m
8:15AM1.74m
8:40PM1.81m
9:11AM1.71m
9:36PM1.75m
10:08AM1.68m
Low Tide
1:32PM0.13m
2:07AM0.18m
2:25PM0.13m
3:00AM0.20m
3:18PM0.18m
3:52AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
8
7
6
6
6
11
12
9
8
7
6
5
6
10
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
Feels °C
8
8
6
5
3
3
3
9
10
7
6
5
3
2
3
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
7
10
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