Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1.2°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 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.4
N
0.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
0.9
NNE
1.6
N
0.1
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
0.9
NNE
1.2
N
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)12997777781477777779877111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2627422462462462007332342722642572261987715513216060395958
Wind
(km/h)
45
NW
30
WNW
15
WNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
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
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58AM
2.24
9:29PM
2.29
9:48AM
2.24
10:19PM
2.31
10:40AM
2.20
11:11PM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
0.23
3:43PM
0.07
4:09AM
0.22
4:31PM
0.07
5:01AM
0.25
5:21PM
0.11
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:48-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:51---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
21---12331122--22---1---
Temp. °C181818191917171716151616161615161414141717141312
Feels °C (?)1114171615141413111112111213141211131215131088
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