
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 9PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 25 | 53 | 185 | 497 | 527 | 385 | 323 | 228 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:35PM1.69m | 1:07AM1.60m | 1:33PM1.70m | 2:02AM1.61m | 2:29PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM0.40m | 7:17AM0.34m | 7:55PM0.36m | 8:11AM0.31m | 8:49PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 14 | S 9 |
37 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 |
12 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 25 | 24 | 43 | 42 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 9 | N 10 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 42 | 71 | 27 | 11 | 53 | 185 | 497 | 527 | 385 | 323 | 228 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 71 | 95 | 95 | 53 | 65 | 69 | 95 | 86 | 53 | 69 | 84 | 102 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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