Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 176 | 64 | 536 | 500 | 361 | 339 | 263 | 210 | 164 | 158 | 153 | 113 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 91 | 119 | 83 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.57m | 5:59AM1.51m | 6:21PM1.59m | 6:41AM1.53m | 7:01PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.45m | 11:53PM0.45m | 12:10PM0.41m | 00:37AM0.41m | 12:52PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 6 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 206 | 77 | 257 | 536 | 500 | 361 | 339 | 263 | 210 | 164 | 158 | 153 | 113 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 91 | 119 | 83 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 14 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | N 3 | ESE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 240 | 268 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 2 | 17 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 16 | SE 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 14 | E 8 | ESE 14 | N 6 | N 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 176 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | E 5 | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | E 8 | N 4 |
| kJ | 118 | — | 64 | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 60 | 74 | 90 | 97 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 115 | 109 | 122 | 95 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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