Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 Feb 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
21.2° 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 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.3
N
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)8999999999912888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)504040414126403938372523222223222227262431311919
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
2.19
11:09PM
2.10
11:33AM
2.19
11:53PM
2.10
12:16PM
2.16
12:39AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:03AM
0.28
5:35PM
0.28
5:47AM
0.28
6:18PM
0.25
6:32AM
0.31
7:02PM
0.24
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--7:00-------7:00-------7:01-----
Sunset-----8:12-------8:10-------8:09--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192019232421191616141620191817161514161919201716
Feels °C (?)182017222218171515121319181716161413151717191615
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