Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 5PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
16
0.1
N
14
0.9
N
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
3
5
4
87
4
4
77
59
44
7
7
7
4
9
7
7
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WSW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:14AM2.15m
9:32PM2.17m
10:03AM2.23m
10:21PM2.18m
10:52AM2.27m
Low Tide
3:54PM0.30m
4:18AM0.12m
4:43PM0.28m
5:05AM0.11m
5:34PM0.28m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:26
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6:24
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6:24
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7:46
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7:47
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7:49
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 mm
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2
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Temp °C
18
17
18
17
13
12
11
11
14
15
18
18
14
13
13
14
17
20
20
18
16
Feels °C
14
13
16
16
10
9
8
9
12
9
12
13
9
9
9
9
12
15
14
13
11
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