Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 13 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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 7AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Mar)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (13 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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1
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
1.1
S
0.5
N
0.9
SSE
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)99998888888888141313131313613613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12021098105188571560347040334930919919919516114412512312312312385845052
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
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
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
1.73
3:29PM
1.69
4:35AM
1.73
4:32PM
1.68
5:39AM
1.77
5:41PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
0.69
10:16AM
0.80
10:36PM
0.72
11:18AM
0.80
11:38PM
0.71
12:18PM
0.75
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----7:18-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:45-------7:44-------7:42
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11----------1----------
Temp. °C212122222223222222212020211720181616171718212219
Feels °C (?)182021222324242526232121211216131111111315171816
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