Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is

16.3° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 8AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Evening (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18							Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	522	515	472	394	389	389	321	312	250	250	243	229	154	154	151	149	147	138	131	129	127	127	94
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WSW	SW	W	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	ENE	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	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	glassy	glassy	cross	cross
High Tide				10:43AM2.25m				11:11PM2.36m				11:32AM2.19m				11:57PM2.28m					12:19PM2.11m
Low Tide		5:06AM0.30m				5:17PM0.25m				5:53AM0.31m					6:03PM0.33m				6:38AM0.35m				6:49PM0.43m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	11	11	10	12	15	13	12	11	12	13	12	14	15	14	12	12	12	11	12	14	14	13	13
Feels °C	9	9	8	10	13	10	10	9	10	10	9	11	12	11	9	10	10	9	10	13	13	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	522	515	472	394	389	389	321	312	250	250	243	229	154	154	151	149	147	138	131	129	127	127	94
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	S 4	S 4	N 9	N 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	S 4	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8
kJ	5	5	5	3	1	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	1	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 9	N 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 8	S 4	—	N 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	4	4	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	1	—	1	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	SSW 3	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	—	S 4	—	SSW 4	SW 3	SW 2	SSW 2	—	S 4	S 4	S 4	—	S 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	S 3	SSE 2	ESE 5
kJ	7	6	3	7	5	—	3	—	1	5	1	1	—	3	3	4	—	1	1	2	3	1	24
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	24
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	4	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	8	9	5	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7

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