
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 9PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
313 | 237 | 213 | 215 | 181 | 156 | 127 | 105 | 67 | 69 | 51 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.79m | 5:07AM1.71m | 5:32PM1.81m | 5:59AM1.72m | 6:26PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.23m | 11:17AM0.19m | 11:49PM0.21m | 12:13PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
313 | 237 | 213 | 215 | 181 | 156 | 127 | 105 | 67 | 69 | 51 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | E 14 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 38 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | N 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | N 7 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
— | — | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 53 | 95 | 59 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 55 |
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