Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 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
20.1° 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 10AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
E
7
2
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
237
201
152
112
95
115
212
399
327
276
238
319
394
376
341
255
200
190
139
95
78
62
50
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
15
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:06AM2.22m
12:28PM2.07m
1:04AM2.14m
1:25PM1.99m
2:04AM2.07m
2:26PM1.93m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.37m
7:09PM0.29m
7:52AM0.43m
8:08PM0.38m
8:51AM0.47m
9:08PM0.44m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:49
5:47
5:45
5:45
2
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
11
10
9
9
10
9
9
8
9
7
8
9
12
14
15
16
15
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.3
NE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
90
64
60
57
56
55
8
158
276
327
276
238
13
14
14
5
5
5
5
4
6
8
8
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.1
N
10
0.3
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
N
16
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
9
8
10
10
10
9
2
8
2
2
2
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
5
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
8
0.2
N
15
Energy kJ
2
6
4
4
4
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
2
4
4
3
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
E
7
2
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
209
237
201
152
112
95
115
212
399
319
394
376
341
255
200
190
139
95
78
62
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
30
82
86
82
82
53
19
9
30
30
19
19
9
30
30
0
30
30
82
82
82
82
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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