Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is

16.1° 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 1PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Evening (30 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).
	Thursday 30							Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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)	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	419	412	405	399	399	341	311	252	239	193	173	176	176	176	173	138	126	123	123	93	95	97	73
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			8:09AM1.91m				8:43PM2.05m				8:50AM1.96m					9:20PM2.09m				9:29AM1.99m
Low Tide	2:35AM0.62m				2:47PM0.46m					3:17AM0.54m				3:27PM0.41m				3:58AM0.48m				4:07PM0.38m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—
mm	—	—	2	1	—	—	1	1	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1
Temp °C	14	14	14	15	16	15	15	15	13	13	13	15	15	13	11	10	10	10	11	13	11	12	12
Feels °C	10	9	9	10	10	9	8	8	8	9	10	11	10	9	7	7	8	8	9	10	8	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	419	412	405	399	399	341	311	252	239	139	135	102	105	96	66	138	126	123	123	93	95	97	73
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	N 5
kJ	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	193	173	176	176	176	173	51	38	31	19	17	10	10	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	N 9	NE 12	—	E 19	NE 19	NE 19	NE 11	NE 11	NE 18	ENE 18	ENE 18	ENE 18	ENE 17	ENE 16	ENE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 15
kJ	6	6	3	2	6	—	7	15	14	5	5	12	31	30	30	29	27	26	41	41	41	39	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	NNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 6	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	SE 2	SE 3
kJ	3	9	24	26	36	59	121	237	212	—	192	106	106	94	2	1	2	—	—	—	—	1	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Okupe Beach Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Anaura Bay East Cape	Marsden Point Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	23	65	43	31	31	179	486	66	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	20	82	179
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Mangawhai Heads	Te Paki	Fairway Reef	Ngunguru Bar	Whananaki bar			Marsden Point	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	2	4	1	2	1			1	2	1	1	1	2	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dinner Plates Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Clark Island Coromandel	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	2	4	2	4	3	3	4	2	2	2	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Left Point Australia	Bancoora Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Arrawarra Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Nine Mile New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Sky Williams New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Gas Bay Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	7	6	5	5	6	9

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