Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 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
20.8° 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 3AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (09 Apr)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (09 Apr)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
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!
!
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2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
2
N
2.2
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
7.5
ENE
8.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)141414161616151515151514141413131313131314141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)988988117915452002241322332043192517261525157817462033220728844510623679821194216139193372550132905
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
55
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
1.87
12:15PM
1.78
12:51AM
1.81
1:00PM
1.73
1:44AM
1.77
1:52PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
0.55
6:56AM
0.67
7:08PM
0.61
7:47AM
0.72
7:59PM
0.67
8:43AM
0.74
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:43---
Sunset-------6:06-------6:05-------6:04
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------4104
Temp. °C181817171719191919191818192020191919191919202021
Feels °C (?)181816161618181919191716161717161514131212121214
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