Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.5° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
N
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.6
N
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
198
146
116
92
105
86
85
81
59
49
48
33
35
34
32
32
10
24
14
25
20
37
39
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:55AM2.09m
6:38PM2.21m
7:01AM2.16m
7:40PM2.31m
8:02AM2.23m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.52m
12:50PM0.31m
1:28AM0.45m
1:50PM0.25m
2:27AM0.38m
2:47PM0.20m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
10
10
10
10
12
13
14
12
12
11
12
11
13
13
12
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