Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 164 | 51 | 49 | 35 | 63 | 112 | 220 | 206 | 164 | 113 | 79 | 65 | 145 | 136 | 136 | 164 | 158 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:04AM2.10m | 12:31PM2.01m | 00:46AM1.99m | 1:18PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.45m | 6:44AM0.41m | 7:01PM0.54m | 7:27AM0.49m | 7:49PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 131 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 164 | 113 | 79 | 54 | 145 | 136 | 136 | 164 | 158 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 33 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | — | E 16 | — | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 14 | 7 | 15 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 164 | 51 | 49 | 3 | 63 | 112 | 220 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 340 | 413 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
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