Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 6 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
170 | 64 | 125 | 134 | 203 | 62 | 92 | 63 | 66 | 198 | 107 | 165 | 754 | 952 | 1048 | 817 | 520 | 435 | 331 | 295 | 273 | 195 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.91m | 8:41AM1.76m | 9:06PM1.86m | 9:38AM1.74m | 10:02PM1.79m | 10:33AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.17m | 2:32AM0.20m | 2:49PM0.16m | 3:27AM0.21m | 3:44PM0.18m | 4:20AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 10 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
36 | 102 | 125 | 134 | 203 | 130 | 117 | 141 | 66 | 69 | 83 | 112 | 754 | 952 | 1048 | 817 | 520 | 435 | 331 | 295 | 273 | 195 | 180 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 5 | SE 11 | E 19 | S 17 | S 16 | E 18 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
6 | 64 | 97 | 126 | 93 | 62 | 92 | 63 | 5 | 5 | 107 | 165 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 553 | 258 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | E 19 | E 19 | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
170 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 326 | 198 | 124 | 66 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 86 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 102 | 86 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 69 |
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