Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 25 | 30 | 48 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 141 | 20 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:24PM1.71m | 3:51AM1.65m | 4:17PM1.71m | 4:43AM1.66m | 5:09PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.28m | 10:00AM0.25m | 10:31PM0.26m | 10:56AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 30 | 48 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 4 | S 8 | S 16 | ESE 8 | S 20 | SSE 20 |
| kJ | 36 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | NW 8 | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | N 7 | S 8 | NNE 4 | — | S 22 | S 20 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 9 | 31 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | 141 | 342 | 428 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 116 | 67 | 118 | 124 | 86 |
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