Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 3AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
110 | 110 | 87 | 110 | 118 | 153 | 243 | 262 | 216 | 162 | 115 | 88 | 64 | 46 | 55 | 70 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11PM2.37m | 9:33AM2.26m | 9:57PM2.36m | 10:20AM2.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.28m | 4:06PM0.23m | 4:39AM0.26m | 4:50PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
110 | 110 | 87 | 47 | 118 | 153 | 243 | 262 | 216 | 162 | 115 | 88 | 64 | 46 | 55 | 70 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 |
20 | 43 | 13 | 110 | 60 | 67 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 41 | 30 | 32 | 22 | 31 | 33 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | E 7 | ESE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | SE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — |
2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 3 | SE 5 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
57 | 8 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 68 | 37 | 19 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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