Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.4° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.4
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
15
0.5
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
13
12
30
73
94
155
160
157
160
171
166
166
130
127
125
89
88
77
85
121
285
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
NW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:05AM1.87m
3:53PM1.83m
3:59AM1.80m
4:51PM1.83m
4:55AM1.78m
5:46PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.60m
10:19PM0.74m
10:44AM0.64m
11:19PM0.77m
11:40AM0.65m
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
3
1
3
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
16
15
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
13
11
11
11
10
10
12
14
14
12
9
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
8
7
10
8
5
3
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
4
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