Point Elizabeth Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.38° S 171.23° E

Point Elizabeth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Point Elizabeth sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.5° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Elizabeth at 12AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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)
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.6
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.5
NNW
8
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2256
1913
1567
1088
855
710
513
405
276
231
197
196
392
366
356
336
317
307
303
242
218
208
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:28AM2.29m
6:56PM2.41m
7:37AM2.33m
8:01PM2.46m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.52m
12:35PM0.63m
1:17AM0.49m
1:43PM0.57m
2:18AM0.43m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:16
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6:15
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6:13
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 mm
4
8
3
4
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
14
14
13
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
17
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
16
14
14
16
14
14
13
13
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