Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.9° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 9AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (17 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
7
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
SE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
SE
12
1.1
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
1034
1084
1363
1405
1093
755
531
381
261
140
168
147
148
82
47
46
46
86
167
109
110
90
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
40
S
30
S
30
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:05AM2.18m
11:23PM2.21m
11:48AM2.10m
00:04AM2.10m
12:31PM2.01m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.28m
5:33PM0.36m
6:03AM0.33m
6:17PM0.45m
6:44AM0.41m
7:01PM0.54m
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
10
9
6
Temp °C
11
8
7
10
12
10
9
9
11
11
11
13
15
11
10
10
9
11
10
13
14
12
10
Feels °C
3
0
0
3
6
4
4
5
7
8
8
10
10
6
6
6
6
8
5
8
9
9
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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