Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 11 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
20.3° 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 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 11). An 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 (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)111111111111111013999999121213131111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)383737373737363333232221222827373741433232333535
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:47PM
2.00
3:18AM
1.88
3:34PM
1.91
4:14AM
1.83
4:24PM
1.84
5:13AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:29PM
0.52
9:46AM
0.65
10:17PM
0.57
10:40AM
0.72
11:08PM
0.61
11:37AM
0.76
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:22--
Sunset-8:40-------8:39-------8:39------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242423191817212224262118171619202021201919182021
Feels °C (?)192021181817222021252118161419191922222120192120
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