Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 10PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed morning, near gales from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 635 | 355 | 392 | 908 | 1240 | 1308 | 1341 | 1006 | 1035 | 980 | 522 | 397 | 334 | 444 | 414 | 1083 | 1818 | 2737 | 4228 | 5578 | 5761 | 5228 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.52m | 11:31AM1.49m | 11:54PM1.53m | 12:19PM1.53m | 00:45AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.44m | 5:17AM0.43m | 5:31PM0.45m | 6:07AM0.42m | 6:25PM0.46m | 7:00AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 31 | 378 | 49 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 42 | 6 | 66 | 497 | 397 | 334 | 147 | 254 | 901 | 1200 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | SSW 13 | S 14 | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 50 | 51 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 60 | 15 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | S 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | 45 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1188 | 1157 | 635 | 355 | 392 | 908 | 1240 | 1308 | 1341 | 1006 | 1035 | 980 | 522 | 348 | 308 | 444 | 414 | 1083 | 1818 | 2737 | 4228 | 5578 | 5761 | 5228 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 102 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 71 | 102 | 134 | 95 | 134 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 134 | 134 | 156 | 147 | 153 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 |
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