Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.6°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 1AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
0.8
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010151414141414131313131312121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4003862682756976875735345185034173503452772051521501111037271434140
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
1.71
4:45AM
1.85
5:05PM
1.79
5:39AM
1.94
6:05PM
1.89
6:30AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
0.63
11:36AM
0.58
11:56PM
0.55
12:29PM
0.46
12:49AM
0.45
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-
Sunset-6:00-------6:00------5:59-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------111--------------
Temp. °C211918171616171918171616161617191917151515161720
Feels °C (?)181616151414141614131312121113151413121212121418
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