Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 1.7°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 8AM is: 6.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)20ft (6.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
8
E
7.5
ENE
7.5
ENE
7
ENE
6
ENE
5
ENE
3.5
ENE
2.5
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.8
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)141414131312121211111110101010101015141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25072221812307816125118987058367917761022811599551486476416367313275697687672534518503
Wind
(km/h)
55
SE
45
SE
35
SE
25
S
35
SW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
1.76
2:52PM
1.68
3:46AM
1.79
3:58PM
1.71
4:45AM
1.85
5:05PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
0.69
9:42AM
0.73
9:57PM
0.68
10:40AM
0.67
10:58PM
0.63
11:36AM
0.58
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:45---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:00-------6:00
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
27912531---------1-------2
Temp. °C202121212120202019181718192120191918171617201917
Feels °C (?)131618201817161616161516171716171816161515161513
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