Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (11 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 10			Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	1	2	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	669	490	461	506	452	471	471	446	446	394	365	358	305	277	232	232	197	185	181	121	119	116	119	103
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	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	cross
High Tide		3:18PM1.94m				3:41AM2.01m				4:26PM2.01m				4:46AM2.04m				5:33PM2.10m				5:55AM2.09m
Low Tide				10:10PM0.59m				10:44AM0.40m				11:18PM0.57m				11:47AM0.37m					00:24AM0.52m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—
	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	12	12	12	12	12	11	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	11	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	15
Feels °C	11	8	9	8	8	9	7	10	9	8	8	8	8	7	8	10	11	10	10	10	11	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
kJ	539	490	461	506	452	471	471	446	446	394	365	358	305	277	232	232	197	185	181	121	119	116	119	103
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	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	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 12	NE 12	N 11	NE 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	6	6	2	4	6	6	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	—	—	—	N 10	E 12	N 11	N 11	NE 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 9
kJ	—	—	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	2	3	2	2	4	2	2	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4
kJ	669	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	6	4	7	9
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	3
Distance (km)	14	9	0	0	0	0	9	24	30	30	30	30	24	24	24	30	30	30	93	66	45	31	23	174
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Helena Bay	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Ledge	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Box	The Box	Forestry	Forestry	Ngunguru Bar
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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