Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 11 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 40 | 31 | 209 | 495 | 330 | 264 | 115 | 97 | 54 | 44 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15AM2.08m | 11:27PM2.01m | 11:55AM1.99m | 00:05AM1.91m | 12:37PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.47m | 6:06AM0.42m | 6:29PM0.56m | 6:47AM0.51m | 7:15PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 12 | ESE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 262 | 330 | 264 | 160 | 97 | 54 | 33 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 12 | NE 10 | NE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | N 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 115 | 37 | 44 | 44 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 12 | N 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | E 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | NE 11 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NW 8 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 50 | 98 | 146 | 170 | 209 | 495 | 248 | 5 | 27 | 58 | 104 | 98 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 24 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 466 | 466 | 179 | 293 | 93 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 61 | 104 | 199 | 238 |
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