Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 14 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
3 AM
6 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)
1.9
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.4
E
7
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
435
172
160
289
364
398
346
346
189
140
155
263
268
248
339
358
324
240
306
331
396
548
577
478
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:27PM1.93m
5:49AM2.06m
6:26PM2.06m
6:45AM2.14m
7:21PM2.19m
Low Tide
11:51AM0.40m
00:14AM0.47m
12:45PM0.29m
1:10AM0.39m
1:37PM0.19m
2:05AM0.32m
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:25
5:25
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
10
10
12
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.7
E
8
1.4
E
7
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.1
N
10
1.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
2
172
160
2
2
2
2
346
189
140
155
2
3
3
3
28
43
80
63
61
42
24
2
275
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
10
0.7
ENE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
75
2
2
2
2
2
3
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
8
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
Energy kJ
435
131
81
289
364
398
346
105
75
263
268
248
339
358
324
240
306
331
396
548
577
478
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
5
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
82
93
93
82
82
82
82
82
24
93
89
89
82
30
82
82
82
93
93
82
82
82
82
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
4
3
4
4
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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