
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 8 | NE 16 | SSE 5 | N 7 | S 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 39 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24AM1.93m | 5:08PM2.04m | 5:33AM1.99m | 6:10PM2.12m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.56m | 11:15AM0.45m | 11:57PM0.51m | 12:20PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
8 | 274 | 161 | 122 | 57 | 60 | 42 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NW 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 39 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SSE 5 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 17 | ENE 10 | SSE 5 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NNW 6 | ESE 8 | E 3 |
5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — |
330 | 530 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 19 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 53 | 20 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 30 | 0 | 20 |
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