Robin Hoods Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.43° N 0.53° W

Robin Hoods Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Robin Hoods Bay sea temperature is
16.8° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Robin Hoods Bay at 2PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
8
1
N
8
1.3
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.7
N
8
2.1
N
7
2.5
N
8
2.3
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
41
111
87
110
236
287
306
328
461
805
737
623
439
383
341
359
402
402
422
394
358
366
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:45AM4.66m
10:19PM4.38m
10:51AM4.35m
11:30PM4.24m
12:19PM4.20m
Low Tide
3:25AM2.13m
4:02PM2.17m
4:19AM2.42m
5:04PM2.50m
5:44AM2.61m
6:35PM2.66m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:17
 mm
2
9
5
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
17
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
13
15
13
12
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