Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 2PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (03 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	145	170	189	194	216	216	229	242	313	362	354	406	369	337	313	284	284	257	257	233	210	151	140	164	117	111
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	E	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:53AM1.97m				3:32PM2.07m				3:55AM1.93m					4:31PM2.04m				5:00AM1.92m				5:28PM2.04m				6:01AM1.95m
Low Tide			9:36AM0.40m					10:18PM0.45m				10:36AM0.44m				11:17PM0.44m				11:37AM0.47m				00:14AM0.41m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	7:57
mm	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	14	14	15	14	15	15	16	14	14	14	14	17	16	16	17	17	17	18	19	19	18	19	18	18	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	NNW 12	NE 7	NE 7	N 12	N 12	N 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	13	13	13	13	12	15	229	242	11	11	26	406	369	337	313	284	284	257	257	233	210	151	140	164	117	111
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	NNW 12	NNW 12	E 14	E 14	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 16	N 10	N 10
kJ	5	5	4	4	4	5	14	14	4	4	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	21	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	E 15	E 15	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 16	N 16
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	4	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	6	6	22	8	21	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	145	170	189	194	216	216	—	—	313	362	354	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	38	42	55	58	56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Elliot Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	93	45	93	93	143	93	45	93	93	78	78	78	20	20	20	9	0	0	53	31	43	0	0	31	31	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Twilight Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Te Paki	Te Paki	Te Paki	Twilight Beach	The Box	Twilight Beach	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Twilight Beach	Ngunguru Bar	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	1	2	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Twilight Beach Northland	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5

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