Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 3PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 81 | 89 | 166 | 249 | 237 | 295 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.88m | 6:24AM1.76m | 6:51PM1.88m | 7:19AM1.76m | 7:46PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.20m | 00:15AM0.20m | 12:36PM0.16m | 1:11AM0.18m | 1:32PM0.13m | 2:07AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | NNE 6 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 81 | 89 | 166 | 249 | 237 | 295 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 9 | S 8 | N 6 | E 14 | E 13 | S 16 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | E 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | S 16 | N 7 | N 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 6 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 8 | — | 10 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 65 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 56 | 53 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 3 | 69 | 53 | 65 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 53 | 61 | 3 |
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