Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Nov)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (20 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)121111111110101010101010109999999991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)187117521521138411921086928776692663586506462402348348340280274292292312342356
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
0
S
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
ENE
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
crossglassoncross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:15PM
1.93
8:49AM
2.00
8:55PM
1.92
9:28AM
2.01
9:32PM
1.92
10:05AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
0.42
3:16PM
0.53
3:32AM
0.41
3:55PM
0.54
4:10AM
0.41
4:35PM
0.54
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:03----
Sunset-------8:10-------8:12-------8:13
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817161820191918171717181919191818171819201919
Feels °C (?)201917161919181919171717171919211919181920201919
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