Elliot Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° S 174.29° E

Elliot Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliot Bay sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.0° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliot Bay at 4AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.1
NE
8
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
303
236
136
165
165
146
144
131
128
114
147
104
88
318
181
212
203
211
236
231
221
211
161
150
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
S
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:07AM1.90m
4:50PM2.00m
5:15AM1.91m
5:52PM2.03m
6:21AM1.96m
6:50PM2.08m
Low Tide
10:34PM0.51m
10:55AM0.45m
11:37PM0.50m
12:00PM0.45m
00:39AM0.45m
1:02PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
9
10
11
10
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
15
14
15
15
14
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