Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is

16.3° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 7AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Evening (21 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	125	158	206	200	147	115	115	95	73	52	47	47	47	47	29	29	29
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			00:42AM2.17m				1:08PM2.02m				1:27AM2.06m				1:58PM1.94m
Low Tide	6:49PM0.43m				7:23AM0.40m				7:37PM0.52m				8:09AM0.47m				8:27PM0.61m


	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—
mm	—	—	1	2	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	10	10	10	13	14	14	14
Feels °C	10	10	9	10	10	11	10	10	10	9	7	7	7	11	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 7	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	ESE 5	E 5
kJ	125	93	81	78	75	73	71	95	73	52	40	31	29	28	20	15	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	ESE 12	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NNW 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	5	94	5	5	7	3	8	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	29	29	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	—	—	NW 7	NW 9	NE 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7
kJ	6	5	—	—	2	3	3	4	4	9	8	8	8	8	9	10	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	—	—	S 3	SSE 3
kJ	70	158	206	200	147	115	115	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	2	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Helena Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	The Ledge Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	The Ledge Northland	Taronui Bay Northland	Moureeses Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	19	30	30	30	82	30	30	24	9	0	0	0	0	0	65	24	105
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Box	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5

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