
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elizabeth Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elizabeth Bay at 1AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elizabeth Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 27°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 9 | E 7 | E 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 12 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:45PM0.27m | 1:28PM0.43m | 00:22AM0.26m | 2:22PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.19m | 5:59AM0.06m | 8:21PM0.20m | 6:45AM0.07m | 9:27PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 |
4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | SE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 12 | N 8 | NNE 12 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 10 | N 9 | E 12 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 10 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | W 8 | SE 7 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
54 | 51 | 83 | 146 | 149 | 148 | 122 | 145 | 136 | 103 | 90 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 74 | 35 | 34 | 62 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 778 | 565 | 565 | 36 | 156 | 156 | 260 | 156 | 156 | 773 | 150 | 154 | 145 | 175 | 36 | 36 | 393 | 175 | 36 |
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