Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (08 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
		Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	S 6	SSE 6	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 6	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	392	253	153	144	158	194	382	437	191	208	180	222	222	222	218	246	279	477	489	589	515	772	586	596
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S
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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide			1:01AM2.00m				1:22PM1.88m				1:49AM2.00m				2:17PM1.90m				2:41AM2.00m					3:18PM1.94m
Low Tide	7:19PM0.52m				7:58AM0.46m				8:09PM0.56m				8:48AM0.45m					9:06PM0.58m				9:43AM0.43m


	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—
mm	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	13	13	12	11	12	12	13	13	11	11	11	11	10	11	13	13	12
Feels °C	9	8	7	7	7	10	10	8	8	8	8	9	8	8	6	4	5	4	4	3	6	8	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 7	NW 14	NW 14	N 13	N 13	SE 9	N 13	ESE 10
kJ	392	253	153	78	158	194	382	437	191	208	180	222	222	222	218	180	279	7	7	4	3	599	3	596
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	N 8	N 8	NNW 7	NNW 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SSE 5	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	E 8	NE 9	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	102	98	96	100	42	29	18	10	73	73	26	10	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	E 12	ESE 12	W 5	—	NE 8	NE 8	NNW 7	NW 7	S 6	NW 7	—	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	NE 8	—	N 15	—	—	—
kJ	10	9	26	49	1	—	3	3	10	14	16	2	—	4	4	4	4	4	3	—	4	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 3	SSE 5	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	S 3	SSE 5	SSE 6	S 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	—
kJ	—	7	66	144	155	123	13	12	9	7	6	5	6	8	68	246	109	477	489	589	515	772	586	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Paparahi Point Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	Moureeses Northland	Moureeses Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Moureeses Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Moureeses Northland	Taronui Bay Northland	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Hicks Bay East Cape	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taronui Bay Northland	Moureeses Northland	Taronui Bay Northland	Taronui Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1
Distance (km)	20	37	37	82	53	24	24	37	24	9	0	9	24	30	387	441	82	82	82	82	30	24	30	30
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Langs beach	Black Swamp	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Pareparea Bay	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Taronui Bay-Bombora			Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Pakiri beach	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Moureeses	The Ledge	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Weld Road Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	7	7	6	5	6	5	6	5	5	5	5
Header Global	The Womb Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Arrawarra Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Weld Road New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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