
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 16 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
140 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 70 | 62 | 63 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 60 | 104 | 132 | 155 | 1850 | 3049 | 2394 | 1913 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:55PM1.57m | 7:15AM1.48m | 7:35PM1.57m | 7:59AM1.48m | 8:15PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:42PM0.44m | 1:13AM0.46m | 1:23PM0.41m | 1:55AM0.42m | 2:03PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 12 |
140 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 70 | 62 | 63 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 60 | 104 | 132 | 155 | 572 | 193 | 57 | 1913 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | NNE 6 | S 14 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 |
15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 60 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 62 | 8 | 8 | 76 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 18 | S 14 | SE 16 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 10 |
— | — | — | 6 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | — |
24 | 41 | 63 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 515 | 1916 | 2399 | 1850 | 3049 | 2394 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 95 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 71 | 86 | 86 | 53 | 71 | 63 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 206 | 86 | 3 |
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