Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.6° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
E
7
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
77
59
47
47
47
29
29
29
28
27
27
21
21
10
15
20
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
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
High Tide
1:27AM2.06m
1:58PM1.94m
2:15AM1.95m
2:54PM1.87m
Low Tide
7:37PM0.52m
8:09AM0.47m
8:27PM0.61m
8:57AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
11
12
14
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
8
10
11
11
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
12
9
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