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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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | |
291 | 264 | 339 | 173 | 129 | 106 | 83 | 184 | 77 | 76 | 185 | 158 | 413 | 534 | 514 | 477 | 207 | 183 | 106 | 295 | 314 | 283 | 157 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | 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 | 10:00AM0.59m | 10:16PM0.61m | 10:56AM0.50m | 11:16PM0.55m | 11:51AM0.40m | 00:14AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 | E 9 |
291 | 264 | 339 | 173 | 103 | 106 | 83 | 184 | 77 | 76 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 207 | 183 | 96 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | N 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 9 | E 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 10 | N 10 | E 9 | N 13 | — | N 13 | N 10 | N 10 |
125 | 98 | 9 | 85 | 129 | 79 | 78 | 10 | 57 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | E 12 | N 11 | E 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | E 11 | N 10 | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | N 14 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 12 | — |
9 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 185 | 158 | 413 | 534 | 514 | 477 | 151 | 127 | 106 | 295 | 314 | 283 | 157 | 161 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 93 | 105 | 105 | 93 | 93 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 102 | 105 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 68 |
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