Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 1AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 418 | 655 | 795 | 506 | 406 | 581 | 596 | 551 | 429 | 411 | 313 | 295 | 277 | 205 | 195 | 183 | 126 | 91 | 86 | 39 | 48 | 47 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.60m | 6:24AM1.49m | 6:46PM1.58m | 7:04AM1.48m | 7:26PM1.56m | 7:46AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.56m | 12:29PM0.52m | 1:01AM0.54m | 1:11PM0.50m | 1:43AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 180 | 418 | 655 | 795 | 506 | 280 | 581 | 596 | 551 | 429 | 411 | 313 | 295 | 277 | 205 | 195 | 183 | 126 | 91 | 86 | 71 | 48 | 47 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | SSE 14 | E 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 27 | 25 | 46 | 34 | 406 | 210 | 31 | 47 | 31 | 44 | 46 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 39 | 37 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 9 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 64 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 218 | 55 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 29 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 14 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 98 | 69 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 61 | 86 | 67 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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