
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (02 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
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 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 5 | E 11 | E 10 | NNW 6 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 51 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:05PM1.55m | 8:31AM1.44m | 8:45PM1.53m | 9:16AM1.43m | 9:28PM1.52m | 10:01AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.47m | 2:25AM0.48m | 2:32PM0.45m | 3:07AM0.45m | 3:13PM0.43m | 3:48AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
26 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 20 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 58 | 51 | 31 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | S 7 | E 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
34 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 15 | 10 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 7 | N 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 4 | NW 2 | NNW 6 | — |
11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 33 | 50 | 55 | 83 | 181 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 109 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 86 | 86 | 63 | 65 | 71 | 103 | 95 | 107 | 107 | 109 | 134 | 69 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 56 |
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