Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.3° 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 8PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.8
S
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1
ESE
2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)1211111111111111111010610101010107888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)260204160157107105787664424139383833323196438542559565558555
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53PM
1.96
7:20AM
2.08
7:48PM
2.03
8:09AM
2.12
8:37PM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
0.47
1:32AM
0.43
2:04PM
0.41
2:24AM
0.39
2:52PM
0.34
3:10AM
0.36
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--------7:33-------7:33-------
Sunset---7:21-------7:20-------7:17----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C192223211919181717202017151517181819191919191818
Feels °C (?)181920201818161313161614131415161718161515151414
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