Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (04 Jul):
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 50 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 51 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 431 | 1052 | 2960 | 3017 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:45PM1.53m | 9:16AM1.43m | 9:28PM1.52m | 10:01AM1.44m | 10:14PM1.52m | 10:46AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.45m | 3:13PM0.43m | 3:48AM0.43m | 3:56PM0.43m | 4:31AM0.43m | 4:41PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 8 | S 19 | S 19 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 52 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 72 | 13 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 7 | E 10 | NNE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | E 10 | NNE 5 | — | E 10 | S 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 51 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 3 | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | ESE 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 21 | S 20 | S 14 | — | — | S 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 38 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 5 | N 3 | N 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 50 | 67 | 89 | 94 | 186 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 101 | 42 | 205 | 480 | 474 | 431 | 1052 | 2960 | 3017 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 95 | 95 | 107 | 107 | 115 | 79 | 65 | 3 | 69 | 71 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 248 | 65 | 96 | 67 | 67 |
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