Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 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 (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Evening (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 22								Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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)	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	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)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	72	71	68	63	59	58	58	29	27	27	26	25	25	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SSW	SW	N	NNW	NW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	NE	N	NNW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			4:41AM1.69m				5:26PM1.82m				5:46AM1.74m				6:18PM1.89m				6:44AM1.84m					7:08PM1.97m
Low Tide	11:20PM0.68m				11:36AM0.66m				00:14AM0.61m				12:33PM0.60m					1:06AM0.50m				1:27PM0.52m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	10	13	15	15	16	13	12	10	10	13	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	16
Feels °C	9	9	7	11	11	12	14	10	10	8	8	11	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	14	13	12	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8
kJ	72	71	68	63	59	58	58	29	27	27	26	7	7	4	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	N 12	N 12	N 12	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	SSE 4	SE 4	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11
kJ	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	2	2	25	25	9	1	1	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	E 5	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	—	NW 4	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	—	1	2	2	2	6	6	6	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 2	S 2	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	SSW 3	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	—	S 4	—	—	SSE 4	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	1	6	6	1	3	10	11	3	6	6	—	14	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	33	23	0	105	105	105	105	105	105	108	105	105	93	93	93	93	105	105	105	105
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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