
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 73 | 98 | 118 | 163 | 163 | 171 | 169 | 177 | 177 | 171 | |
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.95m | 2:54PM1.87m | 3:05AM1.87m | 3:53PM1.83m | 3:59AM1.80m | 4:51PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.53m | 9:21PM0.69m | 9:49AM0.60m | 10:19PM0.74m | 10:44AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | ESE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
10 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 73 | 98 | 118 | 160 | 160 | 96 | 169 | 177 | 177 | 171 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
27 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 116 | 163 | 163 | 171 | 67 | 51 | 33 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 5 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 24 | 94 | 159 | 322 | 303 | 36 | 21 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 287 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 93 | 93 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 31 | 61 | 261 | 466 | 466 | 501 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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