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) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 6PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s 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) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | NE 10 | SE 5 | S 5 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 49 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 69 |
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 | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:08PM2.04m | 5:33AM1.99m | 6:10PM2.12m | 6:37AM2.07m | 7:07PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.45m | 11:57PM0.51m | 12:20PM0.40m | 00:57AM0.43m | 1:19PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 57 | 60 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NE 10 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 6 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 39 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | ESE 8 | E 3 | ESE 8 | E 3 | NE 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | WNW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 24 | 53 | 105 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 106 | 93 | 174 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 9 |
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