Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 17 | 169 | 483 | 586 | 378 | 313 | 237 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.60m | 1:33PM1.70m | 2:02AM1.61m | 2:29PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM0.40m | 7:17AM0.34m | 7:55PM0.36m | 8:11AM0.31m | 8:49PM0.31m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NNW 8 | S 15 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 43 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | N 10 | N 16 | N 16 | — | S 15 | NNW 8 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 19 | 6 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 50 | 59 | 34 | 17 | 169 | 483 | 586 | 378 | 313 | 237 | 159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 53 | 95 | 95 | 69 | 95 | 86 | 53 | 61 | 168 | 102 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
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