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Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 30 Jan 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
20.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (30 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.9
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)121212111111121211111010101010121111111110999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1521471831282102683533192872772572422332331492682372331821411339410673
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossonononcross-
on		crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
2.02
6:56AM
2.11
7:18PM
2.07
7:58AM
2.20
8:20PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:38PM
0.56
1:04AM
0.40
1:44PM
0.52
2:06AM
0.36
2:44PM
0.46
3:04AM
0.31
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:39-------6:41
Sunset---8:31-------8:31-------8:30----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C182020201918171719212121201817161921202120202020
Feels °C (?)171818192019171720212021211918162021202121202121
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