
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 6AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
110 | 186 | 107 | 70 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 46 | 62 | 62 | 75 | 59 | 99 | 124 | 190 | 197 | 227 | 220 | 227 | 245 | 374 | 350 | 293 | 393 | 435 | 383 | 326 | |
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 | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 19 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
110 | 186 | 107 | 70 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 61 | 62 | 75 | 59 | 55 | 84 | 83 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 7 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | N 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 13 | N 6 | N 11 | E 10 | NE 10 | N 18 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 15 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 16 |
96 | 32 | 48 | 48 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 55 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 55 | 55 | 24 | 24 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | NE 11 | N 14 | N 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 15 | N 14 | N 13 | NNW 6 | N 13 | E 10 | N 20 | N 21 | E 9 | E 9 | N 10 | N 10 | E 10 | N 15 | N 15 | NNE 18 | NNE 18 | N 18 | — | W 11 |
20 | 5 | 63 | 65 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 62 | 55 | 10 | 55 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 61 | 30 | 24 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
2 | 5 | — | — | 63 | 61 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 124 | 190 | 197 | 227 | 220 | 227 | 245 | 374 | 350 | 293 | 393 | 435 | 383 | 326 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 93 | 45 | 106 | 93 | 165 | 165 | 93 | 293 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 72 | 31 | 23 |
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