Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.7° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
1.2
E
11
1.4
E
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
E
5
1.7
E
6
1.8
E
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
176
173
138
138
123
123
123
95
348
87
82
95
232
329
238
141
107
66
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
30
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:20PM2.09m
9:29AM1.99m
9:57PM2.11m
10:09AM2.00m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.41m
3:58AM0.48m
4:07PM0.38m
4:39AM0.43m
4:47PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
2
6
9
3
1
Temp °C
15
13
11
10
10
10
13
13
11
12
13
13
12
11
10
11
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
7
8
7
9
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