
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 11AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 4 | S 6 | SE 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 48 | 130 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 49 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 45 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 45 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.74m | 7:54PM1.69m | 8:23AM1.79m | 8:50PM1.69m | 9:20AM1.82m | 9:50PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.35m | 1:45PM0.36m | 2:07AM0.33m | 2:39PM0.34m | 3:01AM0.31m | 3:36PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | N 5 | NNE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 6 |
10 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 157 | 155 | 134 | 194 | 164 | 130 | 76 | 52 | 37 | 38 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 10 | E 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | NNE 4 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 15 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 49 | 44 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 45 | 48 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 11 | — | S 14 | SE 11 | S 15 | SSW 9 | — | — | S 10 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | NNE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | — | N 6 |
2 | 9 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | S 5 | — |
97 | 100 | 48 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 45 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 79 | 56 | 58 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 86 | 71 | 61 | 53 | 53 | 3 | 95 | 71 | 267 | 95 | 3 |
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