
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 9PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
414 | 520 | 491 | 491 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 476 | 543 | 490 | 426 | 419 | 412 | 405 | 399 | 399 | 341 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:22PM1.95m | 7:27AM1.86m | 8:04PM2.00m | 8:09AM1.91m | 8:43PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.59m | 1:51AM0.68m | 2:06PM0.53m | 2:35AM0.62m | 2:47PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
414 | 520 | 491 | 491 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 476 | 543 | 490 | 426 | 419 | 412 | 405 | 399 | 399 | 341 | 311 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 9 | NE 12 | — | E 19 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 51 | 78 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 45 |
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