Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 11 pm 19 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 6AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	151	149	147	138	131	129	127	127	94	145	178	203	217	195	151	121	80
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	SSE	S	S	S	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		11:57PM2.28m					12:19PM2.11m				00:42AM2.17m				1:08PM2.02m
Low Tide	6:03PM0.33m				6:38AM0.35m				6:49PM0.43m				7:23AM0.40m				7:37PM0.52m


	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	1	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	12	12	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	11
Feels °C	10	11	9	10	11	11	12	10	10	9	10	10	9	8	9	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 6
kJ	151	149	147	138	131	129	127	127	94	42	124	78	75	50	49	48	80
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	N 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	N 9	N 8	ESE 11
kJ	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	7	5	94	81	5	5	7	6	5	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 4	—	N 6	—	NW 9	NW 9	—	—	N 8	N 8	—	NW 9	NW 9	NE 8	NE 8	N 8
kJ	—	1	—	1	—	3	3	—	—	5	5	—	3	3	3	3	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	SSW 3	S 4	—	—	—	—	NE 8	SSE 2	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	—
kJ	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	11	1	145	178	203	217	195	151	121	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Moureeses Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Pataua Northland	Moureeses Northland	Bland Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	9	0	30	37	24	9	9	9	30	30	31	53	24	9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	The Ledge	Takou Bay	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	3	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa
Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4

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