Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 47 | 49 | 114 | 145 | 187 | 205 | 227 | 119 | 123 | 199 | 94 | 180 | 135 | 126 | 107 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:13PM1.53m | 11:31AM1.60m | 00:00AM1.50m | 12:16PM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.54m | 5:48PM0.56m | 6:01AM0.58m | 6:37PM0.58m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 16 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 47 | 33 | 24 | 145 | 187 | 205 | 227 | 119 | 123 | 199 | 174 | 180 | 135 | 126 | 107 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 15 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 42 | 42 | 114 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 111 | 69 | 119 | 94 | 161 | 155 | 106 | 101 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | N 15 | S 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 20 | 49 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 49 | 5 | 44 | 73 | 32 | 48 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | N 3 | ENE 4 | SSE 9 | SE 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 70 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 61 | 3 |
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