Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 114 | 145 | 187 | 180 | 189 | 119 | 154 | 199 | 94 | 180 | 135 | 109 | 101 | 81 | 82 | 60 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 11 | 2394 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.60m | 00:00AM1.50m | 12:16PM1.55m | 00:44AM1.47m | 1:04PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.54m | 5:48PM0.56m | 6:01AM0.58m | 6:37PM0.58m | 6:48AM0.59m | 7:27PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | S 16 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 24 | 145 | 187 | 180 | 189 | 119 | 154 | 199 | 236 | 180 | 135 | 109 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 60 | 48 | 181 | 287 | 29 | 11 | 2394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 15 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 114 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 111 | 69 | 121 | 94 | 218 | 155 | 150 | 101 | 64 | 54 | 24 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 48 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 9 | SE 10 | — | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNW 3 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 49 | 5 | 44 | 74 | 14 | 48 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 8 | N 3 | NNE 3 | SSE 9 | — | N 7 | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 22 | 7 | 2 | 17 | — | 4 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 411 | 755 | 763 | 2116 | 4107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 333 | 256 | 86 |
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