
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 7AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 16 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 14 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
38 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 49 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 63 | 63 | 44 | 116 | 102 | 46 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 6:10PM2.12m | 6:37AM2.07m | 7:07PM2.20m | 7:33AM2.14m | 7:58PM2.26m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.43m | 1:19PM0.33m | 1:51AM0.35m | 2:10PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 5 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 13 | SSE 6 |
20 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 63 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 23 | 43 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 13 |
38 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 49 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 17 | 63 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 16 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NW 5 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
7 | 18 | 9 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | WNW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 7 | 35 | 52 | 73 | 116 | 102 | 78 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 82 | 68 | 82 | 82 | 37 | 19 |
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