Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
7
2.1
N
7
2.1
N
7
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
12
12
12
15
25
48
98
126
171
270
445
491
749
824
1071
688
583
512
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
10
NE
15
SSE
30
S
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:00AM1.85m
7:33PM1.99m
7:44AM1.92m
8:13PM2.06m
8:26AM1.99m
8:52PM2.11m
Low Tide
1:38PM0.52m
2:06AM0.55m
2:21PM0.43m
2:49AM0.45m
3:02PM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
3
4
5
4
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
13
Feels °C
12
13
11
12
11
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
9
11
11
12
14
16
14
7
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