
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:39AM1.68m | 00:12AM1.59m | 12:35PM1.69m | 1:07AM1.60m | 1:33PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.39m | 5:55PM0.42m | 6:20AM0.37m | 6:57PM0.40m | 7:17AM0.34m | 7:55PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
73 | 71 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | NNE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | S 9 | S 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | S 10 |
4 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 36 | 35 | 16 | 22 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | — | — |
1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
5 | 17 | 72 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 95 | 103 | 107 | 86 | 107 | 53 | 267 | 71 | 107 | 53 | 53 | 95 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 3 | 71 | 69 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 79 |
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