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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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 10AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | |
209 | 237 | 201 | 152 | 112 | 95 | 115 | 212 | 399 | 327 | 276 | 238 | 319 | 394 | 376 | 341 | 255 | 200 | 190 | 139 | 95 | 78 | 62 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:06AM2.22m | 12:28PM2.07m | 1:04AM2.14m | 1:25PM1.99m | 2:04AM2.07m | 2:26PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.37m | 7:09PM0.29m | 7:52AM0.43m | 8:08PM0.38m | 8:51AM0.47m | 9:08PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
90 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 8 | 158 | 276 | 327 | 276 | 238 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 10 | NE 7 | N 10 | NE 7 | N 10 | SE 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 16 | ESE 8 |
9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | ENE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 10 | N 6 | N 10 | NE 7 | N 10 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | N 15 |
2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
209 | 237 | 201 | 152 | 112 | 95 | 115 | 212 | 399 | — | — | — | 319 | 394 | 376 | 341 | 255 | 200 | 190 | 139 | 95 | 78 | 62 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 82 | 86 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 19 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 20 | 20 |
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