Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
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 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 60 | 46 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 124 | 611 | 1588 | 1000 | 702 | 551 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 10:33AM1.70m | 10:59PM1.72m | 11:28AM1.66m | 11:56PM1.66m | 12:21PM1.62m | 00:50AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.23m | 5:15AM0.29m | 5:34PM0.30m | 6:10AM0.34m | 6:30PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 137 | 121 | 85 | 36 | 34 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | — | 14 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 195 | 611 | 1588 | 1000 | 702 | 551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | S 10 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 15 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 14 | — | S 9 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 55 | 124 | 346 | — | 24 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 14 | S 5 | S 9 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | ESE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 29 | 71 | 77 | 61 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 60 | 46 | 36 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 69 | 178 | 95 | 86 | 69 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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