Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 2AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
E
3.5
E
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
ESE
3.5
E
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
Period(s) (?)1010101099999999999101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)339330792985261621611957209322572184218420231807164613621807237821712084164013931215151719182130
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
40
E
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
1.89
9:16AM
2.03
9:21PM
1.94
9:56AM
2.08
10:04PM
1.98
10:36AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
0.66
3:19AM
0.49
3:49PM
0.59
4:02AM
0.43
4:33PM
0.53
4:44AM
0.39
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:28-------6:28--
Sunset-8:38-------8:37-------8:37------
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part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---111113104521-21---1--1
Temp. °C191919191919191919202019202020202020202020202019
Feels °C (?)131413141414131314161514171515161617161716161513
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