Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ESE 11 | S 8 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1109 | 1217 | 1029 | 805 | 392 | 423 | 512 | 618 | 829 | 1650 | 2741 | 4128 | 4295 | 3910 | 3258 | 2871 | 1951 | 974 | 1314 | 2066 | 725 | 1254 | 1034 | 943 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.53m | 12:19PM1.53m | 00:45AM1.55m | 1:10PM1.59m | 1:37AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.45m | 6:07AM0.42m | 6:25PM0.46m | 7:00AM0.41m | 7:23PM0.46m | 7:53AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 42 | 41 | 66 | 329 | 276 | 180 | 259 | 300 | 878 | 1225 | — | — | — | — | — | 855 | 974 | 855 | 1334 | 725 | 96 | 82 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 14 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 43 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1109 | 1217 | 1029 | 805 | 392 | 423 | 512 | 618 | 829 | 1650 | 2741 | 4128 | 4295 | 3910 | 3258 | 2871 | 1951 | 1505 | 1314 | 2066 | 558 | 1254 | 1034 | 943 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 146 | 134 | 124 | 86 | 86 | 124 | 168 | 147 | 147 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 55 | 55 | 158 | 156 | 134 | 156 | 134 | 55 | 124 | 86 | 86 |
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