Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NNE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
3
NE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
7.5
ENE
8
E
8
ENE
8.5
ENE
8
ENE
6
ENE
5
ENE
3.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)141413131313141313141515141414141312121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2031192217772561541878009738114421327015328214082362726688257982861624364131976924342417141174922785663
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
55
SE
30
SSW
35
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
1.73
1:44AM
1.77
1:52PM
1.69
2:44AM
1.76
2:52PM
1.68
3:46AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:47AM
0.72
7:59PM
0.67
8:43AM
0.74
8:57PM
0.69
9:42AM
0.73
9:57PM
0.68
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset---6:05-------6:04-------6:01----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11-1218221814111-----
Temp. °C192020191919191919202020212121212120202020181818
Feels °C (?)171717151514131212131313141515191816161718161615
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