Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 4AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 15 | SSE 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 77 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 72 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | on | on | on | cross | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.74m | 7:54PM1.69m | 8:23AM1.79m | 8:50PM1.69m | 9:20AM1.82m | 9:50PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.35m | 1:45PM0.36m | 2:07AM0.33m | 2:39PM0.34m | 3:01AM0.31m | 3:36PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | N 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 43 | 32 | 4 | 187 | 206 | 195 | 190 | 157 | 127 | 99 | 52 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | — | SE 11 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 15 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 5 | N 6 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 32 | 43 | 48 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | — | S 14 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | — | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NNE 4 | S 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 75 | 118 | 78 | 77 | 165 | 287 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 36 | 31 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 72 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 233 | 79 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 95 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 3 | 71 | 53 | 278 | 3 | 3 |
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