Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (06 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 1PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 6 | S 11 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 49 | 54 | 94 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 110 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:32AM1.41m | 10:42PM1.48m | 11:16AM1.41m | 11:31PM1.48m | 12:01PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM0.49m | 4:25PM0.50m | 5:03AM0.48m | 5:12PM0.49m | 5:50AM0.46m | 6:01PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | S 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 39 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 54 | 94 | 111 | 119 | 94 | 73 | 55 | 39 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 110 | 161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SE 16 | N 4 | SE 15 | S 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | NNW 5 |
3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 52 | 74 | 23 | 12 | 12 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 5 | — | E 10 | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 10 | E 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 9 | SE 15 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | SSE 4 |
5 | — | — | 6 | 28 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 55 |
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