Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 31 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (31 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 9PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)--
Afternoon (31 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (31 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
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4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
4.5
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
5
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
4
NE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
10
1.8
ENE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
845
731
731
806
998
1194
1410
1639
2195
3437
3535
4210
3692
5043
3913
3732
1540
1197
2218
1800
1379
627
1047
984
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
30
NNE
15
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:11PM2.03m
8:17AM1.92m
8:51PM2.03m
8:55AM1.92m
9:28PM2.03m
9:31AM1.91m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.43m
2:40AM0.56m
2:54PM0.43m
3:20AM0.56m
3:33PM0.44m
4:01AM0.58m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:17
5:17
1
1
4
6
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
17
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
16
15
17
19
18
16
15
14
13
14
16
13
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
14
11
11
14
15
14
16
19
18
14
13
12
11
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
15
4.5
NNE
10
4
NE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
10
1.8
ENE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
5
20
20
20
20
19
17
3913
3732
1540
1197
2218
1800
1379
627
1047
984
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
2.5
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
10
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.4
N
13
1.7
NNE
10
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
12
Energy kJ
6
5
3
3
3
1465
1107
31
31
55
596
49
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.3
N
13
0.3
S
4
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.4
N
13
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
14
31
3
5
5
54
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
4.5
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
5
NNE
10
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
845
731
731
806
998
1194
1410
1639
2195
3437
3535
4210
3692
5043
22
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
499
499
475
475
475
473
467
500
473
473
506
144
68
9
20
9
9
9
19
19
9
0
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
8
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
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