Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 127 | 81 | 78 | 43 | 41 | 49 | 47 | 54 | 84 | 54 | 34 | 24 | 43 | 45 | 53 | 45 | 30 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:01PM1.90m | 1:07AM1.80m | 1:44PM1.84m | 1:50AM1.73m | 2:35PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.65m | 7:55AM0.60m | 8:36PM0.70m | 8:44AM0.66m | 9:29PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 81 | 78 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 24 | 43 | 45 | 53 | 45 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 17 | N 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 16 | N 15 | ESE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | N 11 | N 17 | N 16 | NE 10 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | N 15 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 173 | 127 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 49 | 47 | 54 | 84 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 81 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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