Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
138 | 126 | 117 | 119 | 99 | 97 | 99 | 110 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 92 | 94 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 57 | 43 | 42 | |
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 | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31PM2.14m | 9:48AM2.06m | 10:10PM2.14m | 10:30AM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM0.32m | 4:12AM0.30m | 4:25PM0.31m | 4:54AM0.26m | 5:07PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
138 | 126 | 117 | 119 | 99 | 97 | 99 | 110 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 92 | 94 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 57 | 43 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | WNW 6 | S 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
27 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | W 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | W 6 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | S 6 | N 14 | S 6 | S 5 | NW 6 | S 5 | NW 5 | S 4 |
6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 |
7 | 13 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 82 | 81 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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