Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 40 | 19 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35AM2.15m | 10:48PM2.11m | 11:15AM2.08m | 11:27PM2.01m | 11:55AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.39m | 5:27AM0.34m | 5:45PM0.47m | 6:06AM0.42m | 6:29PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 12 | ESE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 19 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 12 | NE 10 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 11 | SE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 86 | 175 | 253 | 265 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 105 | 105 | 53 | 61 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 106 | 165 | 466 | 466 | 24 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 466 | 466 | 123 | 24 | 24 |
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