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Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
21.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
1.1
N
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1
E
1.7
E
2.5
E
3.5
ESE
3.5
E
Period(s) (?)4557778888899910999999889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40554399867982991041049119217913229931432528127516244575014342182
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
NNW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
30
E
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
1.78
7:01AM
1.85
7:02PM
1.79
7:49AM
1.91
7:51PM
1.83
8:34AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
0.64
1:28PM
0.76
1:46AM
0.60
2:18PM
0.72
2:34AM
0.55
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:24-------6:26--
Sunset-8:39-------8:38-------8:38------
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
----11--------------1356
Temp. °C222221202019212223232018171720212121192020191918
Feels °C (?)192120202019212020231817161719191820192017151413
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