Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.1° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (30 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 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
36
36
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
11
10
10
10
9
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
0
SW
15
N
20
NNW
10
NW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:44PM2.16m
11:11AM2.17m
11:29PM2.14m
11:57AM2.16m
00:17AM2.09m
12:46PM2.13m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.16m
5:49PM0.29m
6:13AM0.17m
6:39PM0.34m
7:01AM0.21m
7:32PM0.39m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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7:24
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Temp °C
12
12
12
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
15
15
14
12
11
12
14
14
15
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
12
12
13
14
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
11
10
9
12
11
10
12
9
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