Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 04 Feb 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 normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 3PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (04 Feb)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
E
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010181716161616161515777714148121111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1151139814713318818518312216115718721516611014495100304256238216220229
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
15
NNW
5
NNE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
N
5
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
2.33
10:55PM
2.21
11:19AM
2.31
11:40PM
2.17
12:00PM
2.24
12:22AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
0.27
5:16PM
0.34
5:26AM
0.29
5:59PM
0.34
6:09AM
0.35
6:41PM
0.36
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
Sunrise-6:43-------6:43-------6:45------
Sunset-----8:28-------8:28-------8:27--
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C171819202020201918192020202019191717192322221715
Feels °C (?)161717191921191717171717181920201716182321231514
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