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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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | |
99 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 261 | 346 | 261 | 355 | 355 | 295 | 214 | 229 | 157 | 119 | 146 | 141 | 99 | 95 | 83 | 88 | 77 | 80 | 87 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:28PM2.07m | 1:04AM2.14m | 1:25PM1.99m | 2:04AM2.07m | 2:26PM1.93m | 3:06AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.29m | 7:52AM0.43m | 8:08PM0.38m | 8:51AM0.47m | 9:08PM0.44m | 9:50AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
56 | 56 | 54 | 77 | 261 | 346 | 261 | 268 | 268 | 231 | 197 | 173 | 157 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 87 | 87 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 17 | N 13 | N 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | ESE 8 | N 14 |
5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — |
99 | 87 | 84 | 3 | — | — | — | 355 | 355 | 295 | 214 | 229 | — | 119 | 146 | 141 | 99 | 95 | 83 | 88 | 77 | 80 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 53 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 52 | 104 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 68 | 82 |
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