Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SE 11 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
123 | 108 | 80 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 51 | 87 | 129 | 130 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 705 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.61m | 7:26AM1.55m | 7:44PM1.62m | 8:13AM1.57m | 8:31PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM0.37m | 1:20AM0.38m | 1:34PM0.35m | 2:03AM0.37m | 2:18PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
123 | 108 | 80 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 42 | 51 | 87 | 31 | 456 | 604 | 546 | 513 | 513 | 705 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | ESE 12 | NW 3 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SE 11 | N 7 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 129 | 130 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | ESE 12 | S 9 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 6 | — | NNW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
84 | 84 | 50 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 61 | 53 | 59 | 3 | 59 | 3 | 53 | 95 | 59 | 3 |
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