Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 3AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 3 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 551 | 485 | 415 | 292 | 240 | 184 | 104 | 27 | 24 | 46 | 44 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:48PM1.68m | 12:09PM1.77m | 00:42AM1.67m | 1:07PM1.72m | 1:36AM1.65m | 2:04PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM0.29m | 6:30PM0.31m | 6:49AM0.29m | 7:27PM0.32m | 7:45AM0.30m | 8:22PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 15 | NNE 5 | — |
| kJ | 551 | 485 | 415 | 292 | 240 | 184 | 104 | 71 | 67 | 46 | 44 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 16 | SE 11 | N 4 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 21 | 32 | 18 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 14 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 60 | 52 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 86 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 69 | 63 | 56 | 69 | 69 | 118 |
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