Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 18	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	39	38	36	36	37	39	61	69	120	109	318	414	475	481	554	589	539	505	522	515	508	425	425	357
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	W	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide	8:38PM2.38m				8:59AM2.27m					9:32PM2.42m				9:53AM2.28m				10:23PM2.41m				10:43AM2.25m
Low Tide				3:23AM0.33m				3:39PM0.18m				4:16AM0.30m				4:29PM0.20m				5:06AM0.30m				5:17PM0.25m


	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	13	14	16	18	17	15	14	14	13	14	15	17	14	12	12	11	11	11	13	15	13
Feels °C	13	12	11	12	13	15	17	16	14	12	12	12	12	13	16	12	10	10	9	9	9	12	13	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 12	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	39	38	36	36	37	39	61	69	120	49	318	414	475	481	554	589	539	505	522	515	508	425	425	357
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	ESE 14	NNW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	ESE 18	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 4	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 10	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8
kJ	2	10	10	10	10	18	2	6	4	109	4	2	3	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 4	E 13	NNE 10	NE 10	ESE 10	ESE 19	NNW 4	NE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	—	—	—	—	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 9	N 9	E 9
kJ	10	2	1	1	14	9	4	18	36	4	3	9	3	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	2	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	NW 4	WNW 4	SW 3	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	4	2	5	9	5	3	3	3	5	4	4	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	113	113	93	93	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Elliot Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	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	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	4	1	4	4	1	1	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Shingles West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	4	2	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	5	4	4	4	7	9	4
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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