Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 551 | 392 | 262 | 184 | 118 | 129 | 117 | 119 | 99 | 97 | 99 | 113 | 94 | 71 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 90 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 55 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:07AM2.03m | 9:31PM2.14m | 9:48AM2.06m | 10:10PM2.14m | 10:30AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.36m | 3:43PM0.32m | 4:12AM0.30m | 4:25PM0.31m | 4:54AM0.26m | 5:07PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 551 | 392 | 262 | 184 | 118 | 129 | 117 | 119 | 99 | 97 | 99 | 113 | 94 | 71 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 90 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 55 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | N 13 | NW 5 | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 4 | SE 12 | S 6 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | — | N 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 5 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 63 | 100 | 128 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 82 | 82 | 37 | 61 | 82 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 23 |
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