Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Evening (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	86	104	102	128	137	137	141	150	173	194	233	258	281	297	321	371	398	427	383	373	344	344	352	304
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on
High Tide			2:31PM2.11m				2:53AM1.97m				3:32PM2.07m				3:55AM1.93m					4:31PM2.04m				5:00AM1.92m
Low Tide	8:36AM0.33m				9:19PM0.43m				9:36AM0.40m					10:18PM0.45m				10:36AM0.44m				11:17PM0.44m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—
	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	14	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	13	14	16	16	15	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	NNE 6	N 13	N 13	N 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NE 7	NNW 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	16	16	16	15	14	13	141	13	13	13	16	15	281	14	321	371	398	427	383	373	344	344	352	304
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	N 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 13	NE 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	NNW 12	E 15	NNW 12	N 12	N 9	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11
kJ	2	3	5	5	5	5	13	5	4	4	4	5	14	4	14	24	27	24	10	10	9	9	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 11	E 11	E 11	N 11	N 11	—	E 15	—	E 14	E 14	N 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 19
kJ	6	2	2	2	2	2	5	2	2	2	2	—	5	—	4	4	11	4	4	4	4	4	4	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	86	104	102	128	137	137	—	150	173	194	233	258	—	297	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Paparahi Point Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	143	93	93	93	72	93	45	45	93	93	143	93	93	45	78	78	78	78	20	20	20	20	9	20
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Te Paki Northland	Te Paki Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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