
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | S 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30AM1.74m | 2:22PM1.75m | 2:21AM1.68m | 3:27PM1.73m | 3:23AM1.66m | 4:28PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM0.68m | 9:04PM0.78m | 9:21AM0.72m | 10:04PM0.79m | 10:21AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 10 | NW 4 | NW 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
33 | 32 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 6 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
10 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | E 10 | NE 10 | SE 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 5 | WSW 3 | S 4 | NNW 2 | SSW 4 | — | WNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 3 | S 4 |
77 | 91 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 466 | 466 | 681 | 335 | 335 | 382 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 466 | 466 | 105 | 105 | 411 | 411 | 441 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 441 | 378 |
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