Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 6PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	1	1	0	!	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	298	260	180	218	565	868	942	988	567	502	589	654	424	470	578	516	527	437	446	380	380	373	318	248
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	SE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide			2:17PM1.90m				2:41AM2.00m					3:18PM1.94m				3:41AM2.01m				4:26PM2.01m				4:46AM2.04m
Low Tide	8:48AM0.45m					9:06PM0.58m				9:43AM0.43m				10:10PM0.59m				10:44AM0.40m				11:18PM0.57m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	5:25
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	14	13	12	12	10	10	10	11	13	13	12	11	10	11	11	11	13	13	12	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	10	10	7	5	5	3	4	4	4	7	7	7	7	7	8	9	8	11	10	9	9	9	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	SE 9	SE 9	N 13	N 13	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	298	260	180	218	7	7	7	781	567	3	3	549	424	470	578	516	527	437	446	380	380	373	318	248
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	WNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 16	N 14	NW 15	N 13	N 14	N 14	—	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11
kJ	1	5	2	2	10	4	9	4	4	4	—	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	—	—	—	W 19	—	W 18	—	—	N 13	N 12	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	—	—
kJ	2	4	4	4	4	—	—	—	7	—	6	—	—	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	S 3	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SW 4	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	17	7	83	216	565	868	942	988	6	502	589	654	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	30	30	414	82	30	30	82	53	31	30	30	14	0	9	9	9	30	61	30	30	82	30	82
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Rating (10 max)	5	1	1		1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	5	2	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6

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