Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Elliot Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.3
ESE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)8111111111111111111116776777677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3439598486121157149151151114124214192153202168120100129147290217170
Wind
(km/h)
0
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:11PM
2.28
11:33AM
2.14
12:06AM
2.22
12:28PM
2.07
1:04AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
0.11
5:56AM
0.31
6:14PM
0.19
6:53AM
0.37
7:09PM
0.29
7:52AM
0.43
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset5:51-------5:50-------5:49-------
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C171513121111111415141414131211141514121212121215
Feels °C (?)1714108887910910997699108898912
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