Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
132
99
87
77
77
197
336
327
301
295
306
338
294
212
219
214
170
124
108
88
92
95
110
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
20
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:28PM2.07m
1:04AM2.14m
1:25PM1.99m
2:04AM2.07m
2:26PM1.93m
3:06AM2.02m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.37m
7:09PM0.29m
7:52AM0.43m
8:08PM0.38m
8:51AM0.47m
9:08PM0.44m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:49
5:47
5:45
5:45
3
6
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
14
14
13
12
11
12
14
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
11
11
10
9
10
9
8
7
9
12
13
14
13
13
12
13
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
59
57
56
56
54
77
197
269
262
301
14
14
14
5
5
2
4
4
15
6
8
6
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
N
16
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
8
34
8
2
2
6
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
3
4
7
5
6
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
E
8
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
8
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
4
4
5
1
1
8
2
1
6
2
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
2
2
4
3
18
17
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
178
132
99
87
77
336
327
295
306
338
294
212
219
214
170
124
108
88
92
95
110
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
81
82
82
68
19
19
0
24
14
0
0
0
9
24
30
30
52
82
82
82
82
20
30
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
9
4
5
4
3
3
7
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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