Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 14 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.7
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)12121111111111118577878888899989
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3535333130243030182786777279698610410491176176172132246
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
NNE
20
N
10
N
15
SE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SE
20
E
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
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
1.79
6:09AM
1.82
6:10PM
1.78
7:01AM
1.85
7:02PM
1.79
7:49AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:02AM
0.64
12:35PM
0.77
12:55AM
0.64
1:28PM
0.76
1:46AM
0.60
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----6:22-------6:24-------6:24--
Sunset-8:39-------8:39-------8:38------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232322222121222222222020191821222221201717172021
Feels °C (?)222323222221222121201920201821202020191616161919
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