Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 2AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (20 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (20 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
2.2
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)91011111111111111111010101010101013131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59391313861642162614221324112197366847838826921419615413512612512386858178
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
5
SW
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
2.07
9:40AM
2.19
10:03PM
2.15
10:25AM
2.22
10:49PM
2.19
11:10AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
0.31
3:55AM
0.27
4:24PM
0.21
4:40AM
0.23
5:08PM
0.15
5:27AM
0.23
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-
Sunset-7:36-------7:35-------7:34------
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918161515171920201817161517192019181817161819
Feels °C (?)172018151414161818201716161417191919191817161819
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