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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 2PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | |
288 | 318 | 410 | 336 | 319 | 247 | 255 | 230 | 237 | 173 | 148 | 109 | 105 | 89 | 94 | 76 | 82 | 70 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:25PM1.99m | 2:04AM2.07m | 2:26PM1.93m | 3:06AM2.02m | 3:29PM1.90m | 4:04AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.43m | 8:08PM0.38m | 8:51AM0.47m | 9:08PM0.44m | 9:50AM0.49m | 10:09PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | |
— | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
288 | 318 | 365 | 336 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 82 | 70 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 10 | ESE 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 17 | N 9 | SE 8 | N 9 | SE 8 | N 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | SE 12 | N 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 9 | N 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | E 8 | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 |
17 | 5 | 410 | — | 319 | 247 | 255 | 230 | 237 | 173 | 148 | 109 | 105 | 89 | 94 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 82 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 53 | 105 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 53 |
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