Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is

17.2°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 6AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (25 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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)	0	0	0	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)	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 16	E 16	N 14
Wave Graph
kJ	7	7	14	14	14	13	12	26	26	25	25	24	23	22	10	9	9	9	9	9	4	5	5	4
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SW	WNW	N	NNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:37AM1.94m				7:56PM2.05m				8:26AM2.06m				8:44PM2.12m				9:14AM2.15m				9:32PM2.17m
Low Tide		1:56AM0.39m				2:17PM0.43m				2:44AM0.28m				3:05PM0.35m				3:31AM0.19m				3:54PM0.30m


	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	10
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	16	17	19	17	15	14	14	16	16	17	17	16	15	15	16	17	17	18	17	17
Feels °C	12	12	12	14	11	12	15	15	13	12	12	14	11	11	11	12	12	11	13	13	12	13	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	NNW 3	ENE 8	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	NW 4	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	NNE 10	E 11	NNE 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	2	1	7	14	14	13	12	26	4	25	25	24	23	22	10	9	9	9	9	9	2	2	2	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 14	ENE 8	NE 11	NE 11	E 8	NE 11	E 12	NNW 4	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNE 10	NE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	E 11	NNE 8	E 11	NE 10	NE 10	N 10	N 14	N 14
kJ	7	7	14	7	5	5	5	4	26	1	1	1	10	4	10	4	9	6	9	4	4	2	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 10	E 8	NE 11	E 8	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NNE 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 10	N 10	E 16	E 16	N 12
kJ	5	5	5	5	2	1	5	1	4	4	4	10	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	5	5	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 2	SSW 2	—	NE 8	NNW 2	NW 3	NW 4	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 7
kJ	—	1	1	—	11	1	5	7	—	—	—	—	4	21	38	37	21	20	32	56	83	119	183	232
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Herangi Beach Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waiapu River East Cape	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Loisell's East Cape	Forestry Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	105	105	105	105	173	105	105	105	105	105	105	466	165	165	86	387	94	93	335	501	110	45	23	23
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Herangi Beach	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes		Te Paki	Scott Point	Forestry		Forestry	Baylys Beach			Forestry	Ngunguru Bar	Forestry	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	1		1	3			1	1	1	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Porridge Southland	Porridge Southland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Baylys Beach Northland	Kaka Point Catlins	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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