Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 1PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | N 4 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 73 | 65 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:32AM1.65m | 4:00PM1.79m | 4:32AM1.69m | 4:58PM1.85m | 5:29AM1.73m | 5:55PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.30m | 10:21PM0.31m | 10:38AM0.25m | 11:18PM0.25m | 11:37AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | N 6 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 96 | 73 | 65 | 103 | 78 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | N 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 59 | 119 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 36 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 9 | — | — | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 84 | 69 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 65 |
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