
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 1PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | N 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 41 | 40 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 45 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 118 | 97 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:50AM1.62m | 6:12PM1.63m | 6:37AM1.68m | 7:01PM1.67m | 7:28AM1.74m | 7:54PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.42m | 00:23AM0.38m | 12:54PM0.39m | 1:14AM0.35m | 1:45PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | N 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 97 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | WNW 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 6 | N 5 |
7 | 7 | 21 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 15 | S 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 11 | — |
16 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | S 10 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — |
— | — | 5 | 14 | 43 | 54 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 74 | 80 | 108 | 95 | 72 | 118 | 8 | 74 | 118 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 95 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 86 | 95 | 53 | 53 | 95 | 61 | 86 | 107 | 103 | 107 | 168 | 107 | 65 | 55 | 86 | 49 | 52 |
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