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 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). 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 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 7 | SSE 15 | S 12 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 48 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 50 | 134 | 24 | 131 | 0 | 5 | 202 | 598 | 1214 | 1461 | 1584 | 1312 | 1012 | 928 | 1227 | 1343 | 1136 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:26AM1.55m | 7:44PM1.62m | 8:13AM1.57m | 8:31PM1.62m | 9:02AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.38m | 1:34PM0.35m | 2:03AM0.37m | 2:18PM0.35m | 2:47AM0.37m | 3:05PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
55 | 48 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 41 | 50 | 134 | 183 | 345 | 546 | 464 | 133 | 598 | 1214 | 1461 | 1584 | 1312 | 1012 | 928 | 1227 | 1343 | 1136 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | ESE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 15 | N 6 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — |
22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 131 | 1 | 5 | 202 | 47 | — | 15 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | ESE 12 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | N 6 | WNW 3 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 3 | 14 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | N 6 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 7 | — | — | 2225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 3 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 86 | 63 | 95 | 86 | 3 | 86 | 74 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 3 | 3 |
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