Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | 111 | 108 | 106 | 364 | 931 | 1227 | 1392 | 1233 | 787 | 703 | 475 | 354 | 252 | 238 | 269 | 243 | 132 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:41PM2.30m | 11:05AM2.18m | 11:23PM2.21m | 11:48AM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.28m | 5:21AM0.28m | 5:33PM0.36m | 6:03AM0.33m | 6:17PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
67 | 111 | 108 | 106 | 20 | 20 | 873 | 929 | 1233 | 787 | 703 | 475 | 354 | 252 | 154 | 202 | 174 | 132 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
40 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | N 16 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 11 | ESE 8 |
20 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 3 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 3 | SSE 6 |
5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 364 | 931 | 1227 | 1392 | — | 17 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 238 | 269 | 243 | 6 | 63 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 340 | 428 | 89 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 14 |
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