Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 19 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
18.9° 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 2AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (20 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (20 May)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
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)
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
9
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
200
233
255
266
247
261
310
312
344
327
319
287
257
236
306
335
362
400
429
477
464
441
493
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:04PM2.38m
10:24AM2.23m
10:58PM2.36m
11:19AM2.18m
11:53PM2.29m
12:14PM2.12m
Low Tide
4:48AM0.27m
5:05PM0.13m
5:44AM0.31m
5:58PM0.20m
6:40AM0.35m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
12
12
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
E
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
11
14
17
17
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
257
236
15
14
362
400
6
6
5
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
15
2
4
4
3
17
16
3
3
14
14
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
9
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
202
200
233
255
266
247
261
310
312
344
327
319
287
306
335
429
477
464
441
493
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
104
82
82
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
78
93
93
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
5
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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