Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.4° 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 6AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (20 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.3
N
2.3
N
2.3
N
Period(s) (?)999999999999999999988999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20142174190916931903218121892073175515411399985732749847105114071593972731881767854904
Wind
(km/h)
40
E
45
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
25
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
20
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
25
ENE
40
N
35
N
30
N
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
1.94
9:56AM
2.08
10:04PM
1.98
10:36AM
2.12
10:46PM
2.00
11:16AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:02AM
0.43
4:33PM
0.53
4:44AM
0.39
5:17PM
0.47
5:25AM
0.36
6:00PM
0.42
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---6:28-------6:28-------6:30----
Sunset-------8:37-------8:37-------8:37
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
121381919951111211113162314372--
Temp. °C202020201920202020212121212121212122232323262622
Feels °C (?)151517161416151616202324212020191822202123262419
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