Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 9PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 746 | 1527 | 2393 | 3176 | 3256 | 3184 | 2994 | 2687 | 2295 | 1040 | 974 | 839 | 882 | 634 | 1020 | 388 | 307 | 258 | 258 | 275 | 275 | 320 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.53m | 00:45AM1.55m | 1:10PM1.59m | 1:37AM1.58m | 2:06PM1.65m | 2:33AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.46m | 7:00AM0.41m | 7:23PM0.46m | 7:53AM0.38m | 8:24PM0.43m | 8:46AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 180 | 211 | 690 | 1064 | 1378 | 1469 | 1367 | 1497 | 1678 | 1628 | 1040 | 974 | 839 | 882 | 634 | 78 | 388 | 307 | 258 | 258 | 275 | 275 | 320 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | — | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 80 | — | 42 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 64 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 431 | 746 | 1527 | 2393 | 3176 | 3256 | 3184 | 2994 | 2687 | 2295 | 1102 | 811 | 593 | 239 | 230 | 1020 | 206 | 173 | 122 | 83 | 42 | 23 | 31 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 55 | 156 | 55 | 55 | 158 | 134 | 156 | 156 | 124 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 134 | 86 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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