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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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 11PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | |
493 | 471 | 471 | 491 | 535 | 513 | 549 | 443 | 543 | 573 | 573 | 471 | 1014 | 1309 | 1430 | 1693 | 1909 | 1862 | 1765 | 1606 | 1281 | 1240 | 1071 | 902 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:40PM1.91m | 11:48AM1.80m | 00:23AM1.87m | 12:33PM1.76m | 1:11AM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.53m | 6:32AM0.64m | 6:38PM0.58m | 7:21AM0.66m | 7:27PM0.62m | 8:12AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
493 | 471 | 471 | 13 | 535 | 513 | 11 | 443 | 543 | 573 | 573 | 471 | 1014 | 1309 | 1430 | 1693 | 1909 | 1862 | 1765 | 1606 | 1281 | 1240 | 1071 | 902 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | NE 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 171 | 212 | 139 | 96 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 14 | N 15 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | — | — | 491 | — | — | 549 | 62 | 54 | 121 | 239 | 288 | — | — | — | 59 | 85 | 112 | 85 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 66 | 143 | 93 | 66 | 143 | 165 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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