Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 14 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 8PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (14 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (14 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
1.1
S
0.5
N
0.7
E
0.4
N
0.8
ESE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)141414131313131361381387778999991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1461481441231231231231238584635277755141452221202832125133
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:32PM
1.68
5:39AM
1.77
5:41PM
1.71
6:35AM
1.84
6:46PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18AM
0.80
11:38PM
0.71
12:18PM
0.75
12:38AM
0.65
1:14PM
0.67
1:33AM
0.56
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:20-------
Sunset---7:44-------7:42-------7:40----
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C212121181616161618212119161516181820201918161616
Feels °C (?)221917141111111314171716151415161619191818141415
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