Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.0° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)--
Afternoon (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
126
117
119
99
97
99
110
74
71
73
92
94
77
74
74
57
43
42
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:31PM2.14m
9:48AM2.06m
10:10PM2.14m
10:30AM2.07m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.32m
4:12AM0.30m
4:25PM0.31m
4:54AM0.26m
5:07PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
14
13
13
14
17
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
14
12
Feels °C
10
7
6
9
8
9
9
12
11
8
8
9
9
8
10
10
12
11
10
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