Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 38 | 36 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 50 | 72 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:26PM1.80m | 6:52AM1.71m | 7:19PM1.78m | 7:47AM1.69m | 8:12PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.15m | 00:45AM0.20m | 1:07PM0.15m | 1:39AM0.21m | 1:59PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 38 | 36 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 50 | 49 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 3 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 24 | 72 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 59 | 53 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 55 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 53 | 61 | 61 | 86 | 102 | 102 | 156 |
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