
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- 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 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| 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 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
384 | 384 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 520 | 491 | 491 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 476 | 543 | 518 | 493 | 485 | 477 | 405 | 399 | 399 | 341 | 317 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.81m | 7:22PM1.95m | 7:27AM1.86m | 8:04PM2.00m | 8:09AM1.91m | 8:43PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.73m | 1:22PM0.59m | 1:51AM0.68m | 2:06PM0.53m | 2:35AM0.62m | 2:47PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
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 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 |
384 | 384 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 520 | 491 | 491 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 476 | 543 | 518 | 493 | 485 | 477 | 405 | 399 | 399 | 341 | 317 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 11 | NE 11 | SE 5 | 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 |
23 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 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) | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | N 9 | NE 12 | — | E 19 |
2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
39 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 71 | 131 | 126 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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