Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
NE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
10
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.9
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
318
334
351
360
433
482
553
553
553
493
439
439
481
524
549
549
533
661
687
674
1327
1575
1503
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NW
15
WSW
15
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:31AM1.88m
11:02PM1.96m
11:08AM1.84m
11:40PM1.91m
11:48AM1.80m
00:23AM1.87m
Low Tide
5:13PM0.48m
5:46AM0.61m
5:53PM0.53m
6:32AM0.64m
6:38PM0.58m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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7:03
7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:31
1
2
6
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
16
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
13
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
14
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
0.2
N
13
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.9
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
Energy kJ
302
318
334
351
2
2
4
4
14
4
493
439
439
481
13
549
549
533
661
687
674
1327
1575
1503
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.8
NE
14
0.2
N
12
1.3
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
Energy kJ
7
8
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
4
2
14
13
11
12
11
11
11
11
221
11
129
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
11
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
NE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
NE
10
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.6
N
6
1.8
NNW
6
Energy kJ
360
433
482
553
553
553
524
39
50
97
187
244
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
Distance (km)
66
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
143
143
66
45
66
93
72
165
165
500
500
507
500
43
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
4
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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