Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 5 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1396 | 1145 | 1738 | 1747 | 1123 | 832 | 846 | 452 | 1169 | 1949 | 2065 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:28PM1.52m | 10:01AM1.44m | 10:14PM1.52m | 10:46AM1.46m | 11:03PM1.52m | 11:31AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.43m | 3:56PM0.43m | 4:31AM0.43m | 4:41PM0.44m | 5:17AM0.43m | 5:31PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | — | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | S 9 | NNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 36 | 54 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 66 | 53 | — | 50 | 33 | 35 | 25 | 465 | 16 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NNW 10 | SSE 16 | S 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 52 | 50 | 31 | 24 | 41 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 43 | 44 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 87 | 202 | 122 | 27 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 32 | 4 | 83 | 295 | 709 | 1295 | 1396 | 1145 | 1738 | 1747 | 1123 | 832 | 846 | 452 | 1169 | 1949 | 2065 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 122 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 79 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 102 | 118 | 71 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 67 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
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