Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 3AM is: 2.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
5
1.8
ESE
6
2.2
ESE
6
2.3
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
200
395
572
494
346
247
186
110
82
30
27
18
24
25
24
27
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:57PM2.11m
10:09AM2.00m
10:35PM2.11m
10:49AM1.99m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.43m
4:47PM0.38m
5:20AM0.39m
5:28PM0.39m
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
 mm
5
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
10
11
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
15
16
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
5
6
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
11
12
9
9
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