Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 11 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
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 7AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (11 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (11 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
E
3
E
3
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
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
0.7
N
Period(s) (?)8888889999999998999998815
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)946119813101519161217481682175718501903170315831332118911091009872755595482421364271230
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
1.85
1:53PM
1.80
2:31AM
1.78
2:37PM
1.74
3:29AM
1.73
3:29PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
0.55
8:25AM
0.68
8:45PM
0.63
9:17AM
0.75
9:37PM
0.69
10:16AM
0.80
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise----7:16-------7:18-------7:18---
Sunset-------7:47-------7:45-------7:45
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11-2453--1--11-11--12---
Temp. °C191919181817171819191919202020202121212121222322
Feels °C (?)141313121111101214141415161717172020222323242423
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