
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 5AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
965 | 951 | 966 | 939 | 826 | 815 | 735 | 563 | 454 | 439 | 347 | 187 | 187 | 150 | 141 | 133 | 100 | 98 | 42 | 77 | 64 | 57 | 35 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.72m | 10:05PM1.65m | 10:34AM1.74m | 11:04PM1.64m | 11:28AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.35m | 3:48PM0.36m | 4:12AM0.35m | 4:46PM0.37m | 5:08AM0.35m | 5:45PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | NNE 4 |
965 | 951 | 966 | 939 | 826 | 815 | 735 | 563 | 454 | 439 | 347 | 187 | 187 | 150 | 141 | 133 | 100 | 98 | 67 | 77 | 64 | 57 | 35 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SSE 16 | S 13 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 48 | 123 | 100 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 22 | 23 | 42 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSE 12 | E 6 | — | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 1 | — | 2 | 15 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNW 2 | N 4 | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 53 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 24 | 160 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 95 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 |
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