Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is

16.8°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (12 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	56	58	58	58	59	61	33	21	21	46	46	38	47	46	48	56	58	58	56	56	58	60	61	63
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WSW	W	N	NNW	WNW	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:44AM2.16m				9:57PM2.12m					10:26AM2.15m				10:37PM2.07m				11:06AM2.11m
Low Tide		3:56AM0.25m					4:15PM0.35m				4:37AM0.27m				4:55PM0.39m				5:15AM0.31m				5:36PM0.44m


	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	19	19	22	18	17	15	15	17	18	19	20	17	15	15	15	17	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	15	15	15	15	16	15	19	17	16	13	14	15	13	13	16	15	14	14	14	15	13	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NW 5	NW 5	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	NW 5	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	56	58	58	58	59	61	33	23	10	46	46	38	47	46	48	23	58	58	56	56	58	60	61	63
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 4	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 6	SE 6	N 9	N 9	N 12	N 12	ENE 9	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10
kJ	9	5	5	4	4	4	22	21	21	1	1	2	2	3	3	56	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	N 10	N 9	ESE 6	NE 9	NE 9	N 12	N 13	SE 6	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	4	10	9	5	2	2	4	21	21	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NW 5	NNW 4	NNW 3	NNW 4	—	—	NW 4	NNW 4	NW 2	NNW 3	NNW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NW 4	NW 4	NW 3	NW 3	NW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4
kJ	—	—	—	5	2	6	16	—	—	4	1	1	6	26	35	48	9	7	6	5	15	28	28	14
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	65	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	149	45	19	9	0	0	0	0	512	45	45	45
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Henderson Bay	Henderson Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay		Forestry	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Taupo Bay		Waipu River	Pakiri beach	Mangawhai Heads
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	4	4	4	4

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