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Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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Elliot Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
302 | 177 | 129 | 136 | 106 | 220 | 82 | 184 | 219 | 291 | 569 | 620 | 531 | 503 | 454 | 197 | 160 | 127 | 264 | 355 | 299 | 212 | 240 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:19PM1.76m | 3:55AM1.91m | 4:24PM1.82m | 4:52AM1.98m | 5:27PM1.93m | 5:49AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.61m | 10:56AM0.50m | 11:16PM0.55m | 11:51AM0.40m | 00:14AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | N 11 |
302 | 177 | 103 | 136 | 106 | 220 | 78 | 184 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 197 | 160 | 127 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 43 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — |
9 | 85 | 129 | 79 | 59 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 12 | N 11 | E 12 | E 11 | NNE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — |
4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | ESE 7 | — | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 82 | — | 219 | 291 | 569 | 620 | 531 | 503 | 454 | 146 | 106 | 91 | 264 | 355 | 299 | 212 | 240 | 240 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 100 | 105 | 113 | 93 | 93 | 89 | 31 | 82 | 93 | 105 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 89 |
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