
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 307 | 154 | 282 | 315 | 507 | 143 | 79 | 41 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:27PM2.01m | 11:55AM1.99m | 00:05AM1.91m | 12:37PM1.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM0.42m | 6:29PM0.56m | 6:47AM0.51m | 7:15PM0.65m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ESE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 12 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NE 8 |
15 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 154 | 282 | 315 | 14 | 208 | 84 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNW 8 |
17 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 8 | 143 | 79 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ENE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 14 | ESE 15 | SE 13 | N 9 | SE 13 |
17 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 44 | 40 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
3 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 47 | 78 | 106 | 127 | 139 | 307 | 227 | 147 | 117 | 507 | 32 | 52 | 65 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 93 | 93 | 61 | 45 | 31 | 179 | 19 | 198 | 86 | 199 |
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