Elliot Bay surf break

Elliot Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
E
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
449
528
478
352
290
237
205
155
130
106
88
71
76
64
62
53
57
57
44
32
19
16
15
30
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:25PM1.99m
2:04AM2.07m
2:26PM1.93m
3:06AM2.02m
3:29PM1.90m
4:04AM2.01m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.38m
8:51AM0.47m
9:08PM0.44m
9:50AM0.49m
10:09PM0.48m
10:48AM0.47m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:47
5:45
5:45
5:44
1
3
3
6
5
3
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
14
16
17
16
14
14
15
15
16
17
15
12
11
13
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
10
12
14
15
15
13
12
13
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
14
5
5
2
4
4
4
6
6
71
76
64
62
53
57
57
44
32
19
12
12
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
N
16
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
N
13
Energy kJ
6
4
2
2
2
5
2
2
2
3
5
6
6
6
5
7
14
14
8
16
16
16
15
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
16
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.3
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
6
4
3
5
4
3
6
7
3
4
16
16
34
15
14
14
14
14
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
E
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
449
528
478
352
290
237
205
155
130
106
88
1
2
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
Distance (km)
30
30
52
82
82
82
82
82
89
89
53
24
24
24
9
24
30
24
0
0
24
105
105
105
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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