Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is

16.4°C

Elliot Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (20 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	28	27	25	27	73	72	71	68	63	59	58	58	29
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	NNE	N	NNW	SSW	S	SW	SSW	SSW	N	N	NNW	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	N	NNW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		2:40AM1.69m				3:32PM1.77m				3:36AM1.67m					4:30PM1.78m				4:41AM1.69m				5:26PM1.82m
Low Tide				9:39AM0.70m					10:24PM0.72m				10:37AM0.70m				11:20PM0.68m				11:36AM0.66m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	12	15	14	15	14	13	12	12	13	16	15	15	12	11	11	11	13	17	16	16	13
Feels °C	8	9	9	11	13	11	13	13	11	10	10	12	13	12	14	9	9	9	9	11	15	13	15	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	SSE 4	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	26	26	25	22	21	21	13	27	27	28	29	28	27	25	3	73	72	71	68	63	59	58	58	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ENE 13	NE 10	SSE 4	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	N 12
kJ	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	9	9	9	4	4	4	18	24	7	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	SSE 4	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	ESE 6	NE 13	N 12	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 6
kJ	14	14	14	14	3	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	4	27	3	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 2	S 3	S 4	SSE 4	—	SSE 4	S 3	S 3	S 3	SSW 3	S 3	—	—	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 3	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	S 4
kJ	1	3	9	6	—	1	1	2	2	2	1	—	—	1	10	22	10	3	3	3	5	7	11	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	86	0	53	53	53	105	105	105	105	105	0	9	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	61
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	5	4	7	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7	6	5	7	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	7	9	8	6	5	5	5

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