Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 6 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is

16.8°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s
Evening (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	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 8	NE 8	S 4	S 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	3	3	18	19	12	25	18	23	21	20	20	20	20	19	53	115	148	164	135	152	175	167	167
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	S	SE	ENE	N	SSW	SSE	S	SE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				12:36PM2.23m				00:58AM2.08m					1:32PM2.17m				1:54AM2.02m				2:31PM2.11m
Low Tide		6:45AM0.18m					7:24PM0.36m				7:39AM0.25m				8:21PM0.40m				8:36AM0.33m				9:19PM0.43m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	13	14	15	17	17	16	14	13	12	12	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	8	9	10	14	14	14	10	10	9	9	12	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NE 9	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13
kJ	21	17	9	5	5	3	3	6	6	8	3	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 4	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	E 11	N 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	1	1	3	3	3	6	6	23	21	20	20	3	3	12	6	6	6	6	2	3	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 6	NW 6	NW 6	NE 13	NE 13	SE 4	NE 12	SE 6	NE 12	N 10	E 12	E 12	E 11	NE 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	3	3	6	6	6	1	2	2	7	7	1	6	1	6	2	3	3	3	6	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	S 4	S 4	S 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	11	12	18	19	12	25	18	5	3	1	—	2	2	15	53	115	148	164	135	152	175	167	167
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Hawai River East Cape	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	1	4	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	394	412	105	105	105	105	105	105	105	93	93	93	143	143	93	72	143	143	143	93	93	143	104
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland			Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Scott Point	Scott Point	Twilight Beach	Twilight Beach	The Box	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki
Rating (10 max)			5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Nicks Point Southland	Mussel Rock Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Te Paki Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	4
Header Global	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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