Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.4°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 10AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)111111101010101010589998888888788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78766442413938253359825977949803708708650537510451403349407418
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
2.08
7:48PM
2.03
8:09AM
2.12
8:37PM
2.08
8:55AM
2.14
9:22PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
0.43
2:04PM
0.41
2:24AM
0.39
2:52PM
0.34
3:10AM
0.36
3:35PM
0.30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:33-------7:33-------7:35-----
Sunset-----7:20-------7:17-------7:16--
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------111-----------
Temp. °C191717202017151515171919191818181817181818181818
Feels °C (?)181414161614131213161515141313131311121213121313
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