
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 94 | 94 | 174 | 275 | 341 | 273 | 204 | 139 | 162 | 350 | 296 | 279 | 279 | 285 | 322 | 316 | 274 | 240 | 223 | 183 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:24PM1.74m | 00:59AM1.63m | 1:21PM1.72m | 1:53AM1.62m | 2:19PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.37m | 7:05AM0.34m | 7:44PM0.35m | 8:02AM0.32m | 8:39PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
42 | 39 | 63 | 174 | 679 | 619 | 273 | 204 | 125 | 162 | 350 | 296 | 279 | 279 | 285 | 322 | 316 | 274 | 240 | 223 | 183 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSE 11 | — | S 14 | SSE 14 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 |
— | 2 | — | 181 | — | — | — | — | 132 | 130 | — | 65 | 38 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | E 16 | — | — | E 13 | S 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 |
54 | 94 | 94 | 163 | 275 | 341 | 253 | 165 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 86 | 86 | 124 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 61 | 86 | 95 | 97 | 95 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 59 | 3 | 3 |
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