
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 12AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 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 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1633 | 2026 | 1165 | 1011 | 909 | 692 | 567 | 471 | 377 | 517 | 369 | 291 | 500 | 414 | 366 | 341 | 307 | 402 | 299 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:32PM1.56m | 11:56AM1.60m | 00:26AM1.57m | 12:51PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08PM0.43m | 5:42AM0.41m | 6:07PM0.45m | 6:38AM0.39m | 7:08PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
12 | 1360 | 1165 | 1011 | 909 | 692 | 567 | 471 | 377 | 517 | 369 | 213 | 500 | 414 | 181 | 341 | 307 | 402 | 299 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 18 | ESE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
— | 12 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 112 | 235 | 69 | 139 | 188 | 235 | 357 | 366 | 139 | 96 | 200 | 164 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | N 6 | SE 16 |
— | — | — | 41 | 41 | 40 | 77 | 57 | — | 28 | 142 | 291 | 465 | 90 | 90 | 134 | 118 | 1 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
1633 | 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 86 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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