Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is

15.9°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 (11 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 3PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s
Evening (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).
	Fri 11					Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	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	9 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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	S 5	S 5	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NNE 13	NNE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 13	NE 14	NE 14	ENE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	44	65	86	46	42	42	53	34	34	23	23	23	24	16	30	29	17	27	27	27	27
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	7:33AM2.14m				7:58PM2.26m				8:23AM2.19m				8:44PM2.27m					9:10AM2.21m
Low Tide			2:10PM0.28m				2:41AM0.28m				2:57PM0.26m					3:26AM0.24m				3:41PM0.28m


	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	15	13	12	13	13	13	14	15	15	13	10	10	9	9	13	14	16	14	12
Feels °C	7	8	8	7	7	8	8	7	9	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	9	9	12	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	NE 13	ENE 9	SSE 5	NE 12	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	NE 12	SSE 5	SSE 5	NE 14	SSE 5	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
kJ	34	34	36	43	30	17	53	16	16	16	7	8	24	9	5	29	5	27	27	27	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 9	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 9	NE 12	NNE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 13	NNE 13	NE 14	SSE 5	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	E 9	NNE 12
kJ	44	44	44	19	42	42	16	23	34	23	23	23	16	16	30	2	15	15	15	6	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NNE 13	ENE 9	NNE 13	NNE 13	NE 12	NNE 13	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 6	ENE 9	NNE 12	NNE 12	ENE 13	E 8	E 9	NNE 12	E 8
kJ	21	53	48	46	35	15	17	34	23	17	16	8	4	8	15	15	17	6	6	14	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 5	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5
kJ	39	65	86	65	27	10	21	21	23	19	15	15	19	2	3	3	4	16	12	12	12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Takou Bay Northland	New Chums Coromandel	Taipa Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Helena Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	37	198	82	37	9	19	19	37	24	37	24	24	23	23	23	23	24	24	37	37	61
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay		Taipa Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Taupo Bay
Rating (10 max)	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	5	1	1	1	3	4	1	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	1	9	8	6
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	7	9	8	6

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