Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 92 | 228 | 295 | 241 | 216 | 143 | 112 | 81 | 80 | 70 | 94 | 65 | 184 | 148 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:52PM1.94m | 12:22PM1.98m | 00:29AM1.86m | 1:01PM1.90m | 1:07AM1.80m | 1:44PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31AM0.45m | 7:00PM0.58m | 7:11AM0.53m | 7:46PM0.65m | 7:55AM0.60m | 8:36PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 38 | 24 | 122 | 61 | 29 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 112 | 81 | 65 | 30 | 94 | 65 | 24 | 25 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | E 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 7 | SW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 17 | N 17 | NE 11 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 16 | N 15 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 55 | 80 | 49 | 15 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | N 11 | NE 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNE 6 | N 6 | WNW 7 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NW 6 | N 18 | NE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 12 | N 10 | N 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | S 2 |
| kJ | 159 | 206 | 209 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 60 | 51 | 35 | 92 | 228 | 295 | 241 | 216 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 46 | 49 | 184 | 148 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 45 | 19 | 86 | 37 | 82 | 82 | 382 | 287 | 213 | 30 | 30 | 105 | 72 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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