Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is

15.8°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 (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 2PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (23 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23							Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	S 6	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	57	80	86	50	34	14	13	12	69	59	76	226	157	102	57	60	42	32	21	37	34	35	70
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	ESE	E	E	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:31AM1.68m				5:21PM1.81m				5:33AM1.74m					6:09PM1.89m				6:26AM1.83m				6:54PM1.97m
Low Tide				11:21AM0.68m				11:57PM0.68m					12:15PM0.60m				00:46AM0.57m				1:05PM0.50m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	13	16	15	13	11	10	9	9	10	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	11	12	14	13	12
Feels °C	5	6	7	10	9	6	6	5	4	5	6	7	7	9	7	6	6	6	8	9	12	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 5	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 10	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 13
kJ	2	6	6	6	14	14	13	12	5	11	5	5	157	102	57	60	42	32	20	18	12	12	70
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	NW 5	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	SE 11	N 14	NE 11	NE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 6
kJ	9	1	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	10	9	9	8	21	37	34	35	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	E 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 9	—	SE 7	—	—	—	W 18	—	E 16	NE 10	NE 10	E 15	E 15	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—
kJ	6	6	2	3	3	2	—	2	—	—	—	6	—	5	4	4	4	17	8	9	10	10	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 4	S 6	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 8	—	—	SSW 2	S 3	WSW 3	—	—	WSW 2	—	S 3	—
kJ	57	80	86	50	34	40	26	26	69	59	76	226	—	—	1	6	1	—	—	1	—	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Papatea Bay East Cape	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Pataua Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Langs beach Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	5	7	4	6	7	6	6	6	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	414	105	105	413	433	340	287	105	105	53	9	89	86	0	0	0	105	105	105	0	24	24	9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland		Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes					Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)		5	7					6	6	5	2	5	5	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Pascuales Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Inishcrone Ireland	Easky Left Ireland
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	9

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