
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 3PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
951 | 966 | 939 | 826 | 788 | 617 | 563 | 454 | 439 | 347 | 187 | 191 | 150 | 141 | 104 | 100 | 96 | 42 | 75 | 58 | 37 | 35 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.72m | 10:05PM1.65m | 10:34AM1.74m | 11:04PM1.64m | 11:28AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.35m | 3:48PM0.36m | 4:12AM0.35m | 4:46PM0.37m | 5:08AM0.35m | 5:45PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | NE 4 |
951 | 966 | 939 | 826 | 788 | 617 | 563 | 454 | 439 | 347 | 187 | 191 | 150 | 141 | 104 | 100 | 96 | 64 | 75 | 58 | 37 | 12 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SSE 16 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 48 | 123 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | — | NE 7 | N 4 | SE 12 |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 14 | — | 2 | 3 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | N 3 | N 2 | N 5 | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | — | 55 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 40 | 149 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 61 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 53 | 61 |
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