Point Elizabeth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.38° S 171.23° E

Point Elizabeth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Point Elizabeth sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.0° 

Point Elizabeth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Point Elizabeth today (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Elizabeth at 10PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Point Elizabeth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
!
2
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
857
1058
1556
1942
1941
1640
1326
1000
667
450
349
240
507
356
356
265
198
147
145
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
5
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
0
NE
5
W
5
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:57AM2.62m
2:22PM2.50m
2:42AM2.54m
3:09PM2.43m
Low Tide
7:48PM0.35m
8:13AM0.32m
8:31PM0.42m
8:59AM0.41m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
8
6
9
9
7
5
4
4
3
4
7
8
7
6
Feels °C
6
5
4
3
6
6
2
2
3
2
0
-1
-1
-2
0
4
5
4
3
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