Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
80 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 50 | 134 | 129 | 5 | 5 | 205 | 5 | 715 | 870 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.61m | 7:26AM1.55m | 7:44PM1.62m | 8:13AM1.57m | 8:31PM1.62m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.38m | 1:34PM0.35m | 2:03AM0.37m | 2:18PM0.35m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
80 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 40 | 50 | 134 | 129 | 546 | 604 | 186 | 522 | 715 | 870 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | NNW 3 | NNW 6 | E 4 |
24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 205 | 1 | 36 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 6 | S 9 | — | — | WNW 3 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — |
4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | WSW 2 | W 2 | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | SE 4 | — |
64 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 49 | 12 | 9 | — | 28 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 53 | 3 | 86 | 3 | 59 | 3 |
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