Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:37PM1.55m | 2:58AM1.47m | 3:26PM1.54m | 3:47AM1.46m | 4:13PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.57m | 8:58PM0.59m | 9:00AM0.56m | 9:42PM0.57m | 9:47AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 5 | S 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 350 | 653 | 600 | 417 | 345 | 268 | 232 | 94 | 130 | 96 | 92 | 64 | 42 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | ESE 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | N 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 20 | — | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 23 | 39 | 85 | 58 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 86 | 86 | 53 | 53 | 86 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
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