Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is

15.2°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 (03 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). 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 (03 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Evening (03 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Sun morning).
	Saturday 3							Sunday 4								Monday 5
	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	1	1	1	1	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)	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	ESE 5	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	9	15	15	30	44	44	62	62	70	70	76	758	1042	829	735	644	491	432	316	307	335	239	409
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	NNW	N	E	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide	1:07AM2.04m				1:39PM2.08m				2:02AM1.98m				2:39PM2.03m				3:02AM1.93m				3:44PM2.00m
Low Tide			7:52AM0.28m				8:29PM0.45m				8:49AM0.36m				9:30PM0.49m				9:50AM0.42m


	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	13	16	15	16	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	8	8	12	14	12	15	11	11	12	12	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 13	ENE 8	NNE 13
kJ	9	15	15	30	44	44	62	62	70	70	71	70	53	53	38	32	41	28	36	37	16	105	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	—	—	—	SSE 4	SSE 4	NE 16	NE 16	NNE 16	NNE 16	NE 15	NNE 15	NNE 15	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 14	ENE 14	NNE 13	ENE 13
kJ	6	6	—	—	—	1	2	10	10	25	24	9	21	21	20	19	19	7	7	7	19	16	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 17	—	NE 17	NE 17	NE 16	NE 12	NW 4	E 18	NE 18	NE 17	NE 16	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 13	N 15	ENE 14	N 13
kJ	—	—	6	—	12	12	11	6	1	6	12	12	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	7	4	18	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 2	SSW 3	—	S 4	SSW 4	S 4	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 8
kJ	—	—	1	4	—	7	8	1	—	—	76	758	1042	829	735	644	491	432	316	307	335	239	409
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Spirits Bay Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	2	1	4	4	3	4	3
Distance (km)	105	105	105	61	20	20	0	0	0	0	52	162	174	93	93	93	82	102	174	106	106	106	106
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Taupo Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Spirits Bay		The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Raupo Bay		Waipapakauri Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1		4	4	4	3	1		4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Puertecillo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Nunoshima Japan	Barrancon Chile	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	5	4	4

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