
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
127 | 91 | 55 | 52 | 43 | 30 | 21 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 71 | 70 | 56 | 81 | 131 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.89m | 6:26AM1.83m | 6:54PM1.97m | 7:13AM1.93m | 7:36PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.60m | 00:46AM0.57m | 1:05PM0.50m | 1:33AM0.46m | 1:50PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
4 | 91 | 55 | 52 | 43 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 71 | 70 | 56 | 81 | 131 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
— | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 16 | ESE 10 | S 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — |
6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
127 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 30 | 53 | 0 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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