
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 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 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
70 | 70 | 56 | 81 | 131 | 137 | 154 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 89 | 86 | 57 | 56 | 82 | 56 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:54PM1.97m | 7:13AM1.93m | 7:36PM2.05m | 7:57AM2.02m | 8:19PM2.12m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.46m | 1:50PM0.41m | 3:18AM0.35m | 2:34PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 7 |
70 | 70 | 56 | 81 | 131 | 137 | 154 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 89 | 86 | 57 | 56 | 82 | 56 | 156 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | S 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 16 | ESE 16 | NE 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 |
12 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 43 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 12 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | S 6 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | ESE 15 |
4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SW 2 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 38 | 89 | 136 | 195 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 45 | 65 | 500 | 86 | 0 |
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