Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	257	257	233	233	233	178	140	140	145	145	103	100	128	78	82	66	235	241	214	227	74	295	130	157	113	79
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		5:00AM1.92m				5:28PM2.04m				6:01AM1.95m				6:22PM2.04m				6:58AM2.00m					7:13PM2.04m
Low Tide				11:37AM0.47m				00:14AM0.41m				12:37PM0.47m					1:07AM0.37m				1:31PM0.46m				1:57AM0.34m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	7:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	17	18	18	18	19	18	18	17	18	17	17	18	18	18	17	15	15	14
Feels °C	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	18	17	18	18	18	19	18	18	17	17	15	14	15	13	13	14	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 16	ENE 8	N 16	N 7	ENE 8	N 7	NNW 7
kJ	257	257	233	233	233	178	140	140	145	145	103	100	128	78	82	66	4	17	38	43	74	20	130	50	113	77
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	NE 6	N 18	N 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 16	N 14	ENE 8	N 16	ENE 7	NE 7
kJ	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	21	8	8	8	20	18	17	17	30	6	3	6	6	20	14	50	20	70	79
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 14	NE 12	N 16	N 13	N 13	N 14
kJ	4	7	7	7	6	6	22	8	21	5	5	8	8	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	15	5	20	3	32	63
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	NW 5	N 7	NNW 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	29	27	19	—	42	40	37	36	22	40	58	235	241	214	227	233	295	49	157	176	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	23	43	43	23	0	0	0	43	0	0	23	0	0	82	31	61	422	149	45	23	19	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Elliot Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Mangawhai Heads	Taupo Bay			Forestry	Taupo Bay	Moureeses	Elliot Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2			3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5

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