Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 1PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.6
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
E
2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)1111111111111177777766777888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86121157151151151114209332303237205192140140360358415310276250226220408
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
2.14
12:06AM
2.22
12:28PM
2.07
1:04AM
2.14
1:25PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
0.31
6:14PM
0.19
6:53AM
0.37
7:09PM
0.29
7:52AM
0.43
8:08PM
0.38
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:52-----
Sunset----5:50-------5:49-------5:47---
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1----------1---
Temp. °C121212141514141414131315151313121211111412111112
Feels °C (?)988101110101098810989887796568
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