Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
182
136
98
135
172
180
180
158
154
151
124
116
119
139
132
98
94
71
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:31PM2.01m
00:46AM1.99m
1:18PM1.92m
1:30AM1.88m
2:10PM1.83m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.54m
7:27AM0.49m
7:49PM0.64m
8:14AM0.58m
8:42PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
9
9
8
8
9
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
5
6
5
5
6
9
9
10
8
9
9
9
9
11
10
10
11
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