
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Robin Hood Bay today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Robin Hood Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Robin Hood Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 11 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
177 | 173 | 140 | 134 | 103 | 103 | 94 | 90 | 87 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 75 | 35 | 69 | 68 | 96 | 65 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.54m | 4:41AM1.51m | 5:02PM1.57m | 5:24AM1.56m | 5:45PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.45m | 10:50AM0.45m | 11:13PM0.42m | 11:37AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 |
177 | 173 | 140 | 134 | 103 | 103 | 94 | 90 | 87 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 35 | 68 | 58 | 57 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 15 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 |
23 | 22 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 70 | 67 | 47 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 75 | 35 | 69 | 28 | 96 | 65 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | — | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | ESE 15 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | — | E 18 | N 4 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 24 | 17 | 17 | 39 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 25 | — | 6 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 |
1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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