
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
131 | 137 | 137 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 56 | 82 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 113 | 102 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:13AM1.93m | 7:36PM2.05m | 7:57AM2.02m | 8:19PM2.12m | 8:41AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.41m | 3:18AM0.35m | 2:34PM0.33m | 3:01AM0.25m | 3:18PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
131 | 137 | 137 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 56 | 82 | 56 | 139 | 73 | 36 | 29 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | S 5 | S 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 16 | ESE 16 | N 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 43 | 56 | 56 | 113 | 102 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | NE 11 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 5 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SW 3 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 43 | 69 | 136 | 189 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 65 | 493 | 110 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
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