Robin Hoods Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.43° N 0.53° W

Robin Hoods Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Robin Hoods Bay sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.5° 

Robin Hoods Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Robin Hoods Bay today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hoods Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Robin Hoods Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.8
N
7
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
138
142
69
133
108
84
82
61
31
20
20
18
15
14
16
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
5
S
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:01PM4.97m
8:19AM4.95m
8:39PM4.72m
9:06AM4.59m
9:28PM4.47m
Low Tide
1:57PM1.54m
2:06AM1.78m
2:32PM1.93m
2:46AM2.09m
3:12PM2.31m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
7:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
13
13
14
14
16
16
14
13
12
11
13
15
17
13
14
15
Feels °C
14
11
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
5
8
10
11
8
7
10
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