
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 11AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | 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 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 85 | 83 | 56 | 82 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 113 | 102 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 90 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 38 | 37 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:57AM2.02m | 9:19PM2.12m | 9:41AM2.09m | 10:01PM2.15m | 10:26AM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.35m | 3:34PM0.33m | 4:01AM0.25m | 4:18PM0.28m | 4:45AM0.18m | 5:03PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
89 | 85 | 83 | 56 | 82 | 56 | 128 | 60 | 37 | 21 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 90 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 38 | 37 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 16 | ESE 16 | N 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 43 | 56 | 56 | 113 | 102 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | NE 11 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 |
10 | 32 | 51 | 89 | 141 | 200 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 23 | 65 | 499 | 238 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 441 | 0 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
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