Surf Forecasts:
Robin Hood Bay surf forecast from 11 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 17 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period, SSE swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 17 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period, SSE swell with 4,503 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 17 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Robin Hood Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 4.0m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Robin Hood Bay in the next 16 days are 4.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.0m 8s period and expected on Friday (Oct 16) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 17th Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 17th Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sat 17th Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Robin Hood Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the SSE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | S 14 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2782 | 4078 | 3769 | 4169 | 2090 | 1016 | 627 | 637 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:01AM1.65m | 8:22PM1.60m | 8:54AM1.66m | 9:13PM1.58m | 9:42AM1.66m | 10:03PM1.55m | 10:27AM1.64m | 10:52PM1.52m | 11:09AM1.59m | 11:39PM1.49m | 11:51AM1.55m | 00:23AM1.46m | 12:35PM1.51m | 1:07AM1.44m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.39m | 2:34AM0.40m | 3:05PM0.43m | 3:20AM0.44m | 3:52PM0.47m | 4:05AM0.49m | 4:39PM0.51m | 4:49AM0.54m | 5:24PM0.54m | 5:33AM0.57m | 6:08PM0.56m | 6:19AM0.59m | 6:56PM0.57m | ||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 15 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | -1 | -3 | -3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 5 | S 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | 2774 | — | 1016 | 627 | 198 | 244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 11 | S 16 | E 6 | S 18 | E 6 | — | — | N 8 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 103 | 79 | 313 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | — | S 9 | — | S 14 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSE 14 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 82 | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 59 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 537 | 2782 | 4078 | 3769 | 4169 | 2090 | 963 | 1039 | 637 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 168 | 95 | 86 | 86 | 61 | 86 | 107 | 86 | 95 | 86 | 3 | 55 | 219 | 156 | 134 | 146 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 3 |
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