Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 23 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
18.8° 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 6AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (24 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (24 May)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1744
1764
1860
2212
2305
2354
2460
2744
3139
3139
2948
3021
2958
2762
2681
2419
2295
2163
1838
1700
1363
1172
1020
862
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:45AM2.14m
2:07PM1.97m
2:40AM2.07m
3:06PM1.92m
3:34AM2.02m
4:06PM1.90m
Low Tide
7:48PM0.38m
8:29AM0.43m
8:44PM0.46m
9:23AM0.45m
9:40PM0.52m
10:17AM0.46m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:20
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
11
0.6
N
10
0.8
N
11
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
59
77
149
1802
1838
1700
1363
1172
1020
862
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
11
Energy kJ
61
91
91
254
177
160
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1744
1764
1860
2212
2305
2354
2460
2744
3139
3139
2948
3021
2958
2762
2681
2419
2295
2163
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
106
106
106
174
174
174
174
174
174
113
174
174
106
106
106
106
93
93
82
78
78
86
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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