
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 6AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | S 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 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | 12 | 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 | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:33AM1.99m | 6:10PM2.12m | 6:37AM2.07m | 7:07PM2.20m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.51m | 12:20PM0.40m | 00:57AM0.43m | 1:19PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 |
24 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 |
10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 49 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | NNE 16 | ESE 7 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
— | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 26 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 165 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 82 |
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