Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 3PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 14 | N 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 89 | 70 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 65 | 59 | 75 | 73 | 86 | 106 | 91 | 329 | 319 | 349 | 276 | 212 | 440 | 628 | 585 | 604 | 483 | 411 | 522 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48AM2.05m | 8:01PM2.04m | 8:35AM2.09m | 8:46PM2.03m | 9:19AM2.10m | 9:28PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.34m | 2:21PM0.44m | 2:43AM0.32m | 3:06PM0.44m | 3:26AM0.32m | 3:49PM0.45m | 4:07AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | N 13 | ENE 7 | N 18 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 18 | N 18 | N 12 | N 18 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 158 | 89 | 70 | 46 | 47 | 59 | 59 | 65 | 59 | 75 | 73 | 86 | 84 | 91 | 25 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 25 | 25 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 13 | N 6 | N 13 | N 13 | E 10 | N 13 | E 9 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 15 | N 15 | N 18 | N 12 | N 18 | N 18 | N 16 |
| kJ | 32 | 48 | 48 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 36 | 12 | 55 | 10 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 83 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 55 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | N 14 | N 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 15 | N 14 | NNW 6 | N 13 | NNW 6 | N 11 | N 20 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 10 | E 10 | W 13 | — | — | NNE 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 63 | 65 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 62 | 11 | 55 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 61 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | 63 | 61 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 105 | 329 | 319 | 349 | 276 | 212 | 440 | 628 | 585 | 604 | 483 | 411 | 522 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 93 | 66 | 23 | 93 | 143 | 72 | 72 | 93 | 106 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 31 | 43 |
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