Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 13 May 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (13 May)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (13 May)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1.1
E
9
0.7
E
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.8
E
6
2.2
E
7
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1
ENE
8
1.4
E
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
185
78
270
224
474
653
615
541
491
466
173
172
323
355
378
355
314
140
192
192
217
291
310
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:55AM1.91m
4:24PM1.82m
4:52AM1.98m
5:27PM1.93m
5:49AM2.06m
6:26PM2.06m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.50m
11:16PM0.55m
11:51AM0.40m
00:14AM0.47m
12:45PM0.29m
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clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
16
15
13
11
12
15
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1.1
E
9
0.8
E
7
0.2
E
12
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
106
185
58
11
8
8
2
2
2
2
2
165
172
2
2
2
2
2
140
57
55
2
2
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.2
E
12
0.7
E
9
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
78
10
78
8
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
11
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
E
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
23
9
22
4
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
ESE
9
1.8
E
6
2.2
E
7
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
7
Energy kJ
9
16
20
270
224
474
653
615
541
491
466
173
112
323
355
378
355
314
108
192
192
217
291
310
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
5
5
5
2
2
5
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
14
30
30
82
144
105
93
93
93
82
82
93
105
82
82
82
82
82
37
93
89
89
82
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
2
4
3
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
7
7
6
5
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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