Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.1°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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.8
S
4
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
31
31
31
30
12
12
11
13
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
18
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:30AM1.74m
2:22PM1.75m
2:21AM1.68m
3:27PM1.73m
3:23AM1.66m
4:28PM1.76m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.68m
9:04PM0.78m
9:21AM0.72m
10:04PM0.79m
10:21AM0.72m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part 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>
6:16
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
16
13
13
12
10
11
12
16
17
14
11
10
9
10
13
18
19
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
10
7
8
8
7
8
9
13
13
10
8
7
6
7
10
15
15
8
7
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