Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Issued: 11 am 12 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	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 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	N 6	N 6	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	232	259	251	246	133	198	164	135	92	105	111	85	81	59	58	48	33	20	34	32	32	31	23	14
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide				5:33PM2.10m				5:55AM2.09m					6:38PM2.21m				7:01AM2.16m				7:40PM2.31m
Low Tide		11:47AM0.37m					00:24AM0.52m				12:50PM0.31m				1:28AM0.45m				1:50PM0.25m				2:27AM0.38m


	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	5:28
mm	1	3	2	3	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14
Feels °C	10	11	10	11	11	11	12	11	10	11	11	11	10	9	10	10	12	12	13	14	13	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	N 11	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6
kJ	232	259	2	246	133	198	164	135	92	105	111	85	81	59	58	48	33	20	34	32	42	31	23	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	E 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 10	N 11	NE 12	ESE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	2	2	3	6	6	4	2	6	14	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	11	5	4	32	18	13	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	N 11	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 11	N 10	N 10	NE 11	N 10	N 10	NE 10	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	6	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	5	2	2	4	6	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 9	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	251	12	16	16	14	3	3	5	6	6	9	15	24	39	46	66	74	55	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taronui Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Hicks Bay East Cape	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Bland Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	Pataua Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
Distance (km)	30	52	93	93	93	93	0	0	0	94	441	45	45	93	93	93	93	81	81	9	9	53	53	105
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Mangawhai Heads		Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Waipu River	Forestry	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Te Paki	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1		1	1	2	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Whatipu Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	2	1	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	6
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Boneyards South Africa	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Bells Beach - Bowl Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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