Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 15 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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (15 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
1
S
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.4
N
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
E
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)1313131358812888889971919181818181717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12312385845363774541322828282725407269109107162158153144
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:39AM
1.77
5:41PM
1.71
6:35AM
1.84
6:46PM
1.78
7:25AM
1.93
7:40PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18PM
0.75
12:38AM
0.65
1:14PM
0.67
1:33AM
0.56
2:05PM
0.55
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
Sunrise--7:20-------7:20-------7:22-----
Sunset-----7:42-------7:40-------7:38--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161718212219161615161820211917161515161819181717
Feels °C (?)111314171815141414141719201916151414151616161617
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