Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.5°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 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
0.9
NE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)1414141414131313131212121212121299977778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41416766631019896938757565647462726262519518916271112
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
2.13
7:49PM
2.13
8:09AM
2.20
8:39PM
2.23
8:58AM
2.24
9:29PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
0.35
2:08PM
0.21
2:29AM
0.27
2:56PM
0.12
3:18AM
0.23
3:43PM
0.07
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise--6:48-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:55-------5:54-------5:53---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------------22231---1-1
Temp. °C141416181818161616181919191919181817181919181918
Feels °C (?)121215161515141312131413141313121414161515141513
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