Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Elliot Bay today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
28
29
29
22
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:10AM1.98m
1:44PM1.98m
2:08AM1.94m
2:49PM1.96m
3:13AM1.92m
3:59PM1.98m
Low Tide
8:01AM0.38m
8:36PM0.54m
9:02AM0.43m
9:43PM0.57m
10:07AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
16
17
15
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
15
16
15
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
14
14
11
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
10
7
10
12
12
10
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