Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 8PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 13 | NE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | NNE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 23 | 45 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:23AM2.19m | 8:44PM2.27m | 9:10AM2.21m | 9:28PM2.25m | 9:54AM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.26m | 3:26AM0.24m | 3:41PM0.28m | 4:08AM0.24m | 4:23PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 13 | SSE 5 | NE 13 | SSE 5 | NE 13 | SSE 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | SSE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 13 | E 8 | NE 13 | E 8 | NE 13 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | E 8 | N 13 | N 13 | E 9 | E 9 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | SSW 3 | S 5 | WSW 2 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 53 | 53 | 105 |
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