Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 10PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 367 | 367 | 378 | 546 | 610 | 679 | 679 | 711 | 690 | 615 | 569 | 569 | 461 | 384 | 378 | 355 | 263 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:49PM1.58m | 5:09AM1.49m | 5:33PM1.57m | 5:51AM1.49m | 6:15PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.56m | 11:12AM0.52m | 11:46PM0.54m | 11:58AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 303 | 367 | 367 | 378 | 546 | 610 | 679 | 679 | 711 | 690 | 615 | 569 | 569 | 461 | 384 | 378 | 355 | 263 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 53 | 50 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 55 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | S 12 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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