Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 9PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.62m | 1:10AM1.56m | 1:38PM1.61m | 1:59AM1.53m | 2:28PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.51m | 7:23AM0.47m | 7:58PM0.56m | 8:10AM0.51m | 8:51PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 71 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | — | SE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | N 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 53 | 61 | 58 | 24 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 95 | 61 | 61 | 168 | 168 | 178 | 71 | 178 | 107 | 84 | 69 | 79 | 56 |
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