Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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
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 11AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (24 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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 (?)
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
Period(s) (?)7777777888888889999991099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2572773023353624324565095896887341030132414401684182918391949236929363330336333333344
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
45
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46PM
2.12
1:16AM
2.14
1:38PM
2.05
2:12AM
2.07
2:35PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
0.32
7:29PM
0.21
8:02AM
0.39
8:23PM
0.29
9:01AM
0.47
9:22PM
0.38
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:28-------7:28-------7:28-----
Sunset-----7:29-------7:28-------7:27--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
---1-1--147777310871427209128
Temp. °C181919191919192019181818181719191919191818181919
Feels °C (?)141414141414151615141313121014131414131211101212
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