Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is

16.2° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (22 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 22							Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 8	E 8	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	59	47	47	47	29	29	29	28	27	27	21	21	10	10	20	22	14	13	13	31	32	69	92
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW
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	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:27AM2.06m				1:58PM1.94m				2:15AM1.95m				2:54PM1.87m					3:05AM1.87m				3:53PM1.83m
Low Tide			8:09AM0.47m				8:27PM0.61m				8:57AM0.53m					9:21PM0.69m				9:49AM0.60m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	10
Temp °C	10	11	12	12	15	14	12	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	12	11	11	12	13	15	15	14	13
Feels °C	7	8	9	10	12	11	9	10	10	10	11	12	12	11	9	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 5	ESE 5	SE 11	ESE 5	E 5	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 8	E 8	E 10	E 10
kJ	59	42	33	22	21	18	29	9	5	27	21	21	6	5	8	15	14	13	13	31	32	69	92
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	NE 6	SE 10	SE 10	E 5	E 5	E 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 8	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 10	SE 10
kJ	47	47	47	47	29	29	6	28	27	4	5	6	10	10	20	22	11	11	12	11	9	10	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NE 7	NNE 8	ENE 6	ENE 7	SSE 4	NE 6	NE 6	NE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	ESE 11	NE 7	ESE 10	—	—
kJ	8	8	8	4	6	13	6	3	4	2	2	2	3	5	5	5	5	2	11	2	11	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	S 3	SW 3	—	S 3	S 3	SE 5	S 4	S 4	—	—	SSW 4	—	SSW 3	SSW 3	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 4	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 7
kJ	6	6	1	—	1	8	16	2	2	—	—	1	—	2	2	—	—	—	4	22	102	233	342
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waiapu River East Cape	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	105	0	105	105	105	105	105	105	105	105	106	466	93	93	93	466	466	466	61
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Te Paki		Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach				Taupo Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4		3	3	3				2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	2	4	3	4	2	4	4	5
Header Global	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	8	9

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