Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 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
20.3° 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 8AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
N
0.1
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)71477777777777711111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34543202792362231897963666060604959848412116015215111611490
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
0
SE
5
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48AM
2.24
10:19PM
2.31
10:40AM
2.20
11:11PM
2.28
11:33AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
0.22
4:31PM
0.07
5:01AM
0.25
5:21PM
0.11
5:56AM
0.31
6:14PM
0.19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:52-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:51-------5:50---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
31-133---12-2-----------
Temp. °C171617171616151514141416171413111111121415141312
Feels °C (?)11111313131312131213141515109787710111098
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