Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 11PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2126 | 1979 | 1777 | 1665 | 1284 | 990 | 668 | 575 | 943 | 530 | 499 | 412 | 340 | 297 | 286 | 238 | 160 | 126 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:15PM1.57m | 8:44AM1.49m | 8:58PM1.57m | 9:31AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.38m | 2:36AM0.40m | 2:45PM0.38m | 3:17AM0.39m | 3:28PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | S 13 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 116 | 123 | 1777 | 1665 | 1284 | 990 | 668 | 575 | 943 | 530 | 499 | 412 | 340 | 297 | 286 | 238 | 160 | 212 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 23 | S 22 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 125 | 106 | 169 | 2 | 2 | 253 | 176 | 33 | 75 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 53 | 80 | 156 | 126 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | S 19 | — | S 23 | NE 5 | S 20 | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 14 | N 18 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 7 | — | 10 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 8 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 2 | S 4 |
| kJ | 2126 | 1979 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 1 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 61 | 134 |
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