Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 6PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 233 | 200 | 164 | 88 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:14PM1.96m | 00:37AM2.03m | 1:02PM1.95m | 1:25AM2.00m | 1:56PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.38m | 6:57PM0.47m | 7:30AM0.39m | 7:48PM0.52m | 8:20AM0.41m | 8:46PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | -1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 16 | 118 | 88 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 9 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 9 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | NE 15 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 223 | 233 | 200 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 340 | 68 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 93 | 24 | 105 | 105 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 104 | 104 | 93 | 93 |
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