Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (05 May)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
339
306
323
372
327
336
326
343
351
360
444
482
516
516
505
493
482
482
516
551
502
549
500
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:26PM2.00m
10:31AM1.88m
11:02PM1.96m
11:08AM1.84m
11:40PM1.91m
11:48AM1.80m
Low Tide
4:36PM0.43m
5:03AM0.56m
5:13PM0.48m
5:46AM0.61m
5:53PM0.53m
6:32AM0.64m
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:03
7:03
7:03
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
16
16
17
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
14
1.8
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
0.2
N
12
1.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
347
339
306
2
2
8
7
326
343
351
2
2
2
4
14
4
493
2
2
516
551
502
11
500
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
4
8
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
13
13
12
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
0.9
N
5
Energy kJ
323
372
327
336
360
444
482
516
516
505
482
482
549
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
Distance (km)
93
78
93
78
66
66
93
93
93
78
93
93
93
66
143
143
143
45
66
66
66
93
143
500
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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