Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 07 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
!
!
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
4
NE
4
NE
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
2
N
2.1
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)9999999999911111414141414151516161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20122100223724092600218894294285976973289889811911115111510161179146618292203212017801597
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
40
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
1.91
11:29PM
1.93
11:36AM
1.84
12:07AM
1.87
12:15PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28AM
0.53
5:43PM
0.47
6:10AM
0.60
6:23PM
0.55
6:56AM
0.67
7:08PM
0.61
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset-----6:08-------6:07-------6:06--
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
985965321----111-2212221
Temp. °C181819191920212120202022222220191919192020201919
Feels °C (?)121213131416182022222225232421192020202121212020
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